This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several

minor planets According to the International Astronomical Union (IAU), a minor planet is an astronomical object in direct orbit around the Sun that is exclusively classified as neither a planet nor a comet. Before 2006, the IAU officially used the term ''mino ...

(such as near-Earth and

main-belt asteroid The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars. It contains a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes, but much smaller than planets, called ...

s, Jupiter trojans and distant objects). , the discovery of 612,011 numbered minor planets are credited to 1141

astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies – in either ...

s and 253

observatories An observatory is a location used for observing terrestrial, marine, or celestial events. Astronomy, climatology/meteorology, geophysical, oceanography and volcanology are examples of disciplines for which observatories have been constructed. His ...

telescope A telescope is a device used to observe distant objects by their emission, absorption, or reflection of electromagnetic radiation. Originally meaning only an optical instrument using lenses, curved mirrors, or a combination of both to observ ...

s or surveys ''(see )''. On how a discovery is made, ''see

observations of small Solar System bodies Observations of minor planets as well as comets and natural satellites of the Solar System are made by astronomical observatories all over the world and reported to the Minor Planet Center (MPC), a service of the International Astronomical Unio ...

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Discovering astronomers

}, (bio-de) , align=left , M. Matsuyama , , - id="D. Matter" , align=left , Daniel Matter , 7 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Matter; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Matter , , - id="A. Maury" , align=left ,

Alain Maury Alain J. Maury (born 1958) is a French astronomer who has discovered numerous asteroids. He discovered the periodic comet 115P/Maury as well as the non-periodic C/1988 C1 (Maury-Phinney). He has discovered a number of asteroids, including th ...

, 9 , 1958–pres. , , align=left , A. Maury; , align=left , A. Maury , , - id="D. Mayes" , align=left , Deronda Mayes , , 1957–pres. , , align=left , D. Mayes; inferred , align=left , D. Mayes , , - id="E. Mazzoni" , align=left , Emiliano Mazzoni , 2 , 1953–pres. , , align=left , E. Mazzoni; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , E. Mazzoni , , - id="M. Mazzucato" , align=left , Michele Mazzucato , 6 , 1962–pres. , , align=left , M. Mazzucato; Michele T. Mazzucato, (bio-it) , align=left , M. Mazzucato , , - id="J. V. McClusky" , align=left , John V. McClusky ,

157 Year 157 ( CLVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Civica and Aquillus (or, less frequently, year 910 ''Ab urbe condit ...

, n.a. , , align=left , J. V. McClusky; , align=left , J. V. McClusky , — , - id="B. D. McCormack" , align=left , Billy D. McCormack , , n.a. , , align=left , B. D. McCormack; , align=left , B. D. McCormack , — , - id="J. McCormick" , align=left , Jennie McCormick , , n.a. , , align=left , J. McCormick; , align=left , J. McCormick , — , - id="A. D. McDermott" , align=left , Alric D. McDermott , , n.a. , , align=left , A. D. McDermott; , align=left , A. D. McDermott , — , - id="D. McDonald" , align=left , David McDonald (astronomer) , 2 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , D. McDonald; Dave McDonald, amateur , align=left , D. McDonald , , - id="S. McDonald" , align=left , Stephen W. McDonald , , n.a. , , align=left , S. McDonald; , align=left , S. McDonald , — , - id="J. McGaha" , align=left , James E. McGaha , 6 , 1946–pres. , , align=left , J. McGaha; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , J. McGaha , , - id="P. McKenzie" , align=left , P. McKenzie , , n.a. , , align=left , P. McKenzie; inferred , align=left , P. McKenzie , — , - id="D. McLeish" , align=left , David McLeish (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , D. McLeish; (bio-it) , align=left , D. McLeish , — , - id="R. H. McNaught" , align=left ,

Robert H. McNaught Robert H. McNaught (born in Scotland in 1956) is a Scottish-Australian astronomer at the Research School of Astronomy and Astrophysics of the Australian National University (ANU). He has collaborated with David J. Asher of the Armagh Observator ...

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, align=left , R. H. McNaught; , align=left , R. H. McNaught , , - id="J. Medkeff" , align=left ,

Jeffrey S. Medkeff Jeffrey S. Medkeff (1968 – 3 August 2008), usually known as Jeff Medkeff, was a prominent science writer and educator. He was also a designer of robotic telescopes, a minor philanthropist, and an advocate of personal and sexual freedom. Early ...

, 10 , 1968–2008 , , align=left , J. Medkeff; , align=left , J. Medkeff , , - id="K. J. Meech" , align=left , Karen Jean Meech , 15 , 1959–pres. , , align=left , K. J. Meech; , align=left , K. J. Meech , , - id="C. Meese" , align=left , Carol Neese , , 1958–pres. , , align=left , C. Neese; Carol Lynn Neese, MPC-typo: Meese , align=left , C. Meese , , - id="D. Megevand" , align=left , Denis Mégevand , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Megevand; Geneva Obs.,

HARPS The High Accuracy Radial Velocity Planet Searcher (HARPS) is a high-precision echelle planet-finding spectrograph installed in 2002 on the ESO's 3.6m telescope at La Silla Observatory in Chile. The first light was achieved in February 2003. ...

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, align=left , D. Megevand , — , - id="S. Melchert" , align=left , Sven Melchert , 2 , 1968–pres. , , align=left , S. Melchert; amateur, Guidestar , disc: and with Mark Emmerich , align=left , S. Melchert , — , - id="P. Melotte" , align=left ,

Philibert Jacques Melotte Philibert Jacques Melotte (29 January 1880 – 30 March 1961) was a British astronomer whose parents emigrated from Belgium. In 1908 he discovered a moon of Jupiter, today known as Pasiphaë. It was simply designated "Jupiter VIII" and was ...

, 1 , 1880–1961 , , align=left , P. Melotte; disc: , align=left , P. Melotte , — , - id="J. D. Mendenhall" , align=left , J. Dave Mendenhall , , n.a. , , align=left , J. D. Mendenhall; (bio-it) , align=left , J. D. Mendenhall , — , - id="J.-C. Merlin" , align=left ,

Jean-Claude Merlin Jean-Claude Merlin (born 1954) is a French astronomer, founder-president of the Burgundy Astronomical Society (french: Société Astronomique de Bourgogne) and a discoverer of minor planets. He was laureate of the Marcel Bleustein-Blanchet Fond ...

, 75 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , J.-C. Merlin; (bio-fr) , align=left , J.-C. Merlin , , - id="S. Meszaros" , align=left , Szabolcs Mészáros , 5 , 1981–pres. , , align=left , S. Mészáros; (bio-it) , align=left , S. Meszaros , — , - id="J. H. Metcalf" , align=left ,

Joel Hastings Metcalf Joel Hastings Metcalf (January 4, 1866 – February 23, 1925) was an American astronomer, humanitarian and minister. Reverend Metcalf graduated from Harvard Divinity School in 1892. He served as a Unitarian minister in Burlington, Vermont and i ...

, 41 , 1866–1925 , , align=left , J. H. Metcalf; , align=left , J. H. Metcalf , , , - id="N. V. Metlova" , align=left , Natalʹja Vitalʹevna Metlova , , n.a. , , align=left , N. V. Metlova; (bio-it) , align=left , N. V. Metlova , — , - id="M. Meunier" , align=left , Michel Meunier , , 1964–pres. , , align=left , M. Meunier; amateur, (bio-it), C/1997 J2 (Meunier–Dupouy) , align=left , M. Meunier , , - id="E. Meyer" , align=left , Erich Meyer , 22 , 1951–pres. , , align=left , E. Meyer; amateur , align=left , E. Meyer , , - id="M. Meyer" , align=left , Maik Meyer , 16 , 1970–pres. , , align=left , M. Meyer; amateur, (bio-de)
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, align=left , M. Meyer , , - id="J. Michaud" , align=left , J. Michaud , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Michaud; inferred , align=left , J. Michaud , — , - id="M. Micheli" , align=left ,

Marco Micheli Marco Micheli (born 1983) is an Italian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. He is a researcher at the Centre for Earth Observation of ESAs Space Situational Awareness Programme in Italy. Career Micheli was born in Brescia, Italy, ...

, 23 , 1983–pres. , , align=left , M. Micheli; ESA/Pan-STARRS1 (news-it), (bio-it) , align=left , M. Micheli , , - id="R. Michelsen" , align=left , René Michelsen , 8 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Michelsen; , align=left , R. Michelsen , , - id="C. Mikolajczak" , align=left , Celina Mikolajczak , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , C. Mikolajczak; (bio-it) , align=left , C. Mikolajczak , — , - id="B. Mikuz" , align=left , Blaž Mikuž , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , B. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh , align=left , B. Mikuz , — , - id="H. Mikuz" , align=left , Herman Mikuž , 32 , n.a. , , align=left , H. Mikuž; at Črni Vrh, (bio-it) , align=left , H. Mikuz , — , - id="R. Miles" , align=left , R. Miles , , n.a. , , align=left , R. Miles; inferred , align=left , R. Miles , , - id="R. Millis" , align=left , Robert L. Millis , 129 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Millis; occultation, at Lowell Observatory, (bio-it), (bio-fr) , align=left , R. Millis; R. L. Millis , , - id="E. Millosevich" , align=left , Elia Millosevich , 2 , 1848–1919 , , align=left , E. Millosevich; , align=left , E. Millosevich , , - id="M. Mills" , align=left , Matt Mills (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Mills; inferred , align=left , M. Mills , — , - id="R. Minkowski" , align=left ,

Rudolph Minkowski Rudolph Minkowski (born Rudolf Leo Bernhard Minkowski ; ; May 28, 1895 – January 4, 1976) was a German-American astronomer. Biography Minkowski was the son of Marie Johanna Siegel and physiologist Oskar Minkowski. His uncle was Hermann Min ...

, , 1895–1976 , , align=left , R. Minkowski; , align=left , R. Minkowski , , - id="A. Miranda" , align=left , Alberto Miranda , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Miranda; co-disc #I. P. Griffin , align=left , A. Miranda , — , - id="T. Mitani" , align=left , Tetsuyasu Mitani , 1 , 1927–2004 , , align=left , T. Mitani; disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , T. Mitani , , - id="S. Miyasaka" , align=left ,

Seidai Miyasaka is a Japanese astronomer. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the co-discovery of four asteroids he made with Japanese astronomer Hiroshi Abe during 1993–1997. The outer main-belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in th ...

, 4 , 1955–pres. , , align=left , S. Miyasaka; , align=left , S. Miyasaka , , - id="T. Mizuno" , align=left , Takashi Mizuno (astronomer) , , 1955–pres. , , align=left , T. Mizuno; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , T. Mizuno , , - id="Y. Mizuno" , align=left , Yoshikane Mizuno , 52 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , Y. Mizuno; at Kani Observatory , align=left , Y. Mizuno , , - id="T. Mocnik" , align=left , Teo Močnik , 1 , 1989–pres. , , align=left , T. Močnik
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, align=left , T. Mocnik , , - id="M. Moilanen" , align=left , Marko Moilanen , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Moilanen; (bio-it) , align=left , M. Moilanen , — , - id="L. A. Molnar" , align=left , Lawrence Alan Molnar , 86 , 1959–pres. , , align=left , L. A. Molnar; (bio-it) , align=left , L. A. Molnar , , - id="J. Montanne" , align=left , Jean Montanne , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Montanne; (bio-it) , align=left , J. Montanne , — , - id="N. Montigiani" , align=left , Nico Montigiani , , n.a. , , align=left , N. Montigiani; (bio-it) , align=left , N. Montigiani , — , - id="D. Morata" , align=left , Didier Morata , , 1954–pres. , , align=left , D. Morata; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Morata , , - id="S. Morata" , align=left , Stéphane Morata , , 1977–pres. , , align=left , S. Morata; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , S. Morata , , - id="Z. Moravec" , align=left ,

Zdeněk Moravec Zdeněk Moravec (born 1968) is a Czech astronomer and astrophysicist. Zdeněk Moravec is a graduate from Charles University in Prague. He became a prolific discoverer of minor planets, during his stay at the Kleť Observatory in South Bohemia, ...

, 94 , 1968–pres. , , align=left , Z. Moravec; , align=left , Z. Moravec , — , - id="H. Mori" , align=left ,

Hiroshi Mori (astronomer) is a Japanese amateur astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. The Minor Planet Center The Minor Planet Center (MPC) is the official body for observing and reporting on minor planets under the auspices of the International Astronomical Uni ...

, 45 , 1958–pres. , , align=left , H. Mori; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , H. Mori , , - id="P. Mortfield" , align=left , Paul Mortfield , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , P. Mortfield; , align=left , P. Mortfield , — , - id="N. Moskovitz" , align=left , Nicholas Moskovitz , , 1981–pres. , , align=left , N. Moskovitz; , align=left , N. Moskovitz , , - id="P. M. Motl" , align=left , Patrick M. Motl , 9 , n.a. , , align=left , P. M. Motl; disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , P. M. Motl , — , - id="S. Mottola" , align=left , Stefano Mottola , 21 , n.a. , , align=left , S. Mottola; (bio-it) , align=left , S. Mottola , , - id="A. Mrkos" , align=left ,

Antonín Mrkos Antonín Mrkos () (27 January 1918, Střemchoví – 29 May 1996, Prague) was a Czech astronomer. Biography Mrkos entered the University in Brno in 1938. His studies were interrupted by the onset of World War II, and in 1945 he became a staff ...

274 Year 274 ( CCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelianus and Capitolinus (or, less frequently, year 1027 '' ...

, 1918–1996 , , align=left , A. Mrkos; at Kleť Observatory , align=left , A. Mrkos , , - id="J. E. Mueller" , align=left ,

Jean Mueller Jean Mueller (born 1950) is an American astronomer and discoverer of comets, minor planets, and a large number of supernovas at the U.S. Palomar Observatory in California. Scientific career In 1983, she became the first woman to operate the his ...

, 13 , 1950–pres. , , align=left , J. E. Mueller; at Second Palomar Sky Survey , align=left , J. E. Mueller , , - id="M. Mukai" , align=left , Masaru Mukai , 13 , 1949–pres. , , align=left , M. Mukai; unrelated to , align=left , M. Mukai , — , - id="G. Muler" , align=left , Gustavo Muler , 25 , 1967–pres. ,
, align=left , G. Muler; , align=left , G. Muler , , - id="J. D. Mulholland" , align=left , John-Derral Mulholland , , 1934–2008 , , align=left , J.-D. Mulholland; (bio-it) , align=left , J. D. Mulholland , — , - id="U. Munari" , align=left , Ulisse Munari , 49 , 1960–pres. , , align=left , U. Munari; at the Astronomical Observatories of Padua and Asiago , align=left , U. Munari , , - id="J. Munoz" , align=left , J. Muñoz , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Muñoz; inferred, (Manteca-it) , align=left , J. Munoz , — , - id="O. Muramatsu" , align=left , Osamu Muramatsu , 73 , 1949–pres. , , align=left , O. Muramatsu; , align=left , O. Muramatsu , , - id="J. C. Muzzio" , align=left , Juan Carlos Muzzio , 2 , 1946–pres. , , align=left , J. C. Muzzio; at La Plata Institute of Astrophysics, (bio-it) , align=left , J. C. Muzzio , , - id="A. Nakajima" , align=left , Atsushi Nakajima (astronomer) , 15 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Nakajima; disc: , align=left , A. Nakajima , — , - id="A. Nakamura" , align=left ,

Akimasa Nakamura (born 1961) is a Japanese astronomer. He is a prolific observer of asteroids and comets, as well as a discoverer of minor planets. He has worked extensively at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory near Kuma, Ehime Prefecture, where he remai ...

, 112 , 1961–pres. , , align=left , A. Nakamura; at the Kuma Kogen Astronomical Observatory , align=left , A. Nakamura , , - id="T. Nakamura" , align=left , Tsuko Nakamura , 3 , 1943–pres. , , align=left , T. Nakamura; (bio-it) , align=left , T. Nakamura , , - id="A. Nakanishi" , align=left , Akio Nakanishi , 3 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , A. Nakanishi; amateur , align=left , A. Nakanishi , , - id="O. A. Naranjo" , align=left , Orlando A. Naranjo , 38 , 1951–pres. , , align=left , O. A. Naranjo; (bio-it) , align=left , O. A. Naranjo , — , - id="M. Nassir" , align=left , Michael Nassir , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Nassir; , align=left , M. Nassir , — , - id="A. Natori" , align=left , Akira Natori , 32 , 1956–pres. , , align=left , A. Natori; at Nihondaira Observatory, (bio-it) , align=left , A. Natori , , - id="E. R. Netto" , align=left , Edgar Rangel Netto , 8 , n.a. , , align=left , E. R. Netto; at Valongo Observatory, (bio-de) , align=left , E. R. Netto , , - id="G. N. Neujmin" , align=left ,

Grigory Neujmin Grigory Nikolayevich Neujmin (russian: Григорий Николаевич Неуймин; – 17 December 1946) was a Georgian–Russian astronomer, native of Tbilisi in Georgia, and a discoverer of numerous minor planets as well as 6 periodi ...

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, align=left , G. N. Neujmin; , align=left , G. N. Neujmin , , - id="V. Nevski" , align=left , Vitali Nevski , 15 , 1974–pres. , , align=left , V. Nevski; amateur, , image,

Comet ISON Comet ISON, formally known as C/2012 S1, was a sungrazing comet from the Oort cloud which was discovered on 21 September 2012 by Vitaly Nevsky (Виталий Невский, Vitebsk, Belarus) and Artyom Novichonok (Артём Новичоно� ...

, alt: Vitaliy Nevskiy and Vitaly Nevsky , align=left , V. Nevski , — , - id="P. Nicholson" , align=left ,

Phil Nicholson Philip D. Nicholson (born 1951) is an Australian-born professor of astronomy at Cornell University in the Astronomy department specialising in Planetary Sciences. He has been editor-in-chief of the journal ''Icarus'' since 1998. Career Nichol ...

, , 1951–pres. , , align=left , P. Nicholson; Philip D. Nicholson, Sycorax , align=left , P. Nicholson , , - id="S. B. Nicholson" , align=left ,

Seth Barnes Nicholson Seth Barnes Nicholson (November 12, 1891 – July 2, 1963) was an American astronomer. He worked at the Lick observatory in California, and is known for discovering several moons of Jupiter in the 20th century. Nicholson was born in Springfield, ...

, 2 , 1891–1963 , , align=left , S. B. Nicholson; disc: and , align=left , S. B. Nicholson , , - id="T. Niijima" , align=left , Tsuneo Niijima , 32 , 1955–pres. , , align=left , T. Niijima; amateur , align=left , T. Niijima , , - id="K. Nishiyama" , align=left , Kota Nishiyama , 6 , 1965–pres. , , align=left , K. Nishiyama; Nishiyama Kota, Bisei Spaceguard Center , align=left , K. Nishiyama , , - id="V. L. Nixon" , align=left , V. L. Nixon , , n.a. , , align=left , V. L. Nixon; , align=left , V. L. Nixon , — , - id="M. C. Nolan" , align=left , Michael C. Nolan , , 1963–pres. , , align=left , M. C. Nolan; at Arecibo Observatory, (bio-it) , align=left , M. C. Nolan , , - id="J. Nomen" , align=left , Jaume Nomen , 55 , 1960–pres. ,
, align=left , J. Nomen; at Observatorio Astronomico de Mallorca , align=left , J. Nomen , , - id="T. Nomura" , align=left , Toshiro Nomura , 13 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , T. Nomura; , align=left , T. Nomura , , - id="H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen" , align=left , Hans Ulrik Nørgaard-Nielsen , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , H. U. Nørgaard-Nielsen; disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , H. U. Norgaard-Nielsen , , - id="A. Novichonok" , align=left ,

Artyom Novichonok Artyom Olegovich Novichonok (russian: Артём Олегович Новичонок; born 27 March 1988 in Kondopoga, Soviet Union (now Russia) is a Russian astronomer. Since 2009, the Minor Planet Center credits him with several minor planets, ...

, 26 , 1988–pres. , , align=left , A. Novichonok;

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, align=left , A. Novichonok; A. O. Novichonok , — , - id="A. J. Noymer" , align=left , Andrew J. Noymer , 7 , 1971–pres. , , align=left , A. J. Noymer; (bio-it) , align=left , A. J. Noymer , , - id="D. O'Ceallaigh" , align=left , Donal O'Ceallaigh , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , D. O'Ceallaigh
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, align=left , D. O'Ceallaigh , — , - id="E. Obermair" , align=left , Erwin Obermair , 7 , 1946–2017 , , align=left , E. Obermair; amateur , align=left , E. Obermair , , - id="P. v. Oers" , align=left , Pieter van Oers , , n.a. , , align=left , P. v. Oers; , align=left , P. v. Oers , — , - id="E. O. Ofek" , align=left , Eran O. Ofek , , 1972–pres , , align=left , E. O. Ofek
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, align=left , E. O. Ofek , , - id="W. Offutt" , align=left , Warren B. Offutt , 18 , 1928–2017 , , align=left , W. Offutt; , align=left , W. Offutt , , - id="Y. Ohba" , align=left , Youhei Ohba , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , Y. Ohba; at ISAS , align=left , Y. Ohba , — , - id="O. Oikawa" , align=left ,

Okuro Oikawa was a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovered 8 asteroids between 1927 and 1929. The outer main-belt asteroid 2667 Oikawa __NOTOC__ Year 667 ( DCLXVII) was a comm ...

, 8 , 1896–1980 , , align=left , O. Oikawa; , align=left , O. Oikawa , , - id="G. Ojakangas" , align=left , Gregory Wayne Ojakangas , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , G. Ojakangas; disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , G. Ojakangas , — , - id="A. Oksanen" , align=left ,

Arto Oksanen Arto Oksanen is a Finnish amateur astronomer and observer at the Nyrölä Observatory, located about 20 kilometers from the city of Jyväskylä in Finland. He has been actively working in the fields of variable stars, asteroid search programs, ...

, , n.a. , , align=left , A. Oksanen; amateur , align=left , A. Oksanen , — , - id="S. Okumura" , align=left , Shin-ichiro Okumura , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , S. Okumura; Bisei SG
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, align=left , S. Okumura , — , - id="T. Okuni" , align=left ,

Tomimaru Okuni is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets at the Nanyo Observatory (), Yamagata prefecture, Japan. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids, credited by the Minor Planet Center with a total of 130 discoveries between 199 ...

, 130 , 1931–pres. , , align=left , T. Okuni; amateur , align=left , T. Okuni , , - id="H. W. Olbers" , align=left ,

Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers Heinrich Wilhelm Matthias Olbers (; ; 11 October 1758 – 2 March 1840) was a German physician and astronomer. Life and career Olbers was born in Arbergen, Germany, today part of Bremen, and studied to be a physician at Göttingen (1777–80 ...

, 2 , 1758–1840 , , align=left , H. W. Olbers; , align=left , H. W. Olbers , , - id="R. M. Olivera" , align=left , R. M. Olivera , 3 , n.a. ,
, align=left , R. M. Olivera; amateur, also see , align=left , R. M. Olivera , — , - id="C. M. Olmstead" , align=left , C. Michelle Olmstead , 46 , 1969–pres. , , align=left , C. M. Olmstead; at Lowell Observatory , align=left , C. M. Olmstead , , - id="A. Oreshko" , align=left , Andrey Oreshko , 41 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Oreshko; (also see Timur Kryachko and , align=left , A. Oreshko , — , - id="C. Orgel" , align=left , Csilla Orgel , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , C. Orgel; inferred , align=left , C. Orgel , — , - id="J. L. Ortiz" , align=left ,

José Luis Ortiz Moreno José Luis Ortiz Moreno (born 1967) is a Spanish astronomer, and former Vicedirector of Technology at the Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (IAA), Spain. He leads a team working on minor planets at the Sierra Nevada Observatory in Granad ...

, 2 , 1967–pres. , , align=left , J. L. Ortiz; disc: , unofficial discoverer , align=left , J. L. Ortiz , , - id="M. Ory" , align=left ,

Michel Ory Michel Ory (born 18 April 1966) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets. Biography Ory was born in Develier, in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. He attended school in ...

251 __NOTOC__ Year 251 ( CCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Traianus and Etruscus (or, less frequently, year 1004 ' ...

, 1966–pres. , , align=left , M. Ory; amateur , align=left , M. Ory , , - id="Y. Oshima" , align=left ,

Yoshiaki Oshima (born 1952) is a Japanese astronomer at Gekko Observatory and prolific discoverer of 61 asteroids as credited by the Minor Planet Center, and include the binary asteroid 4383 Suruga, the potentially hazardous object (7753) 1988 XB and the Jupit ...

, 61 , 1952–pres. , , align=left , Y. Oshima; at Gekko Observatory , align=left , Y. Oshima , , - id="P. Ostafijchuk" , align=left , P. Ostafijchuk , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , P. Ostafijchuk; Andrushivka Observatory , align=left , P. Ostafijchuk , — , - id="L. Oterma" , align=left ,

Liisi Oterma Liisi Oterma (; 6 January 1915 – 4 April 2001) was a Finnish astronomer, the first woman to get a Ph.D. degree in astronomy in Finland. She studied mathematics and astronomy at the University of Turku, and soon became Yrjö Väisälä's as ...

, 54 , 1915–2001 , , align=left , L. Oterma; at Turku Observatory , align=left , L. Oterma , , - id="S. Otomo" , align=left ,

Satoru Otomo is a Japanese dentist, amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. According to the Minor Planet Center, he is credited with the discovery of 148 asteroids between 1991 and 1997, 15 of which were co-discoveries with Osamu Muramatsu. ...

, 148 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , S. Otomo; amateur , align=left , S. Otomo , , - id="R. Pacheco" , align=left , Rafael Pacheco , 57 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , R. Pacheco; amateur , align=left , R. Pacheco , , - id="D. Padgett" , align=left , Deborah Lynne Padgett , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Padgett; inferred , align=left , D. Padgett , — , - id="A. Pal" , align=left , András Pál (astronomer) , 8 , 1981–pres. , , align=left , A. Pál; , align=left , A. Pal , , - id="J. Palisa" , align=left , Johann Palisa ,

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, 1848–1925 , , align=left , J. Palisa; , align=left , J. Palisa , , - id="E. Palomba" , align=left , Ernesto Palomba , 2 , 1967–pres. , , align=left , E. Palomba; disc: and , align=left , E. Palomba , , - id="A. Papadimos" , align=left , Amanda Papadimos , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Papadimos; inferred , align=left , A. Papadimos , — , - id="S. Pastor" , align=left , Sensi Pastor , , n.a. , , align=left , S. Pastor; La Murta Observatory , align=left , S. Pastor , — , - id="P. Parchomenko" , align=left , Praskov'ja Georgievna Parchomenko , 2 , 1886–1970 ,
, align=left , P. Parchomenko; Praskoviya Georgievna Parchomenko, (bio-it) , align=left , P. Parchomenko , , - id="Y.-H. Park" , align=left , Yun-Ho Park , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , Y.-H. Park; (bio-it) , align=left , Y.-H. Park , , - id="J. W. Parker" , align=left , Joel W. Parker , 3 , 1962–pres. , , align=left , J. W. Parker; at Southwest Research Institute, inferred , align=left , J. W. Parker , , - id="Q. A. Parker" , align=left , Quentin A. Parker , , n.a. , , align=left , Q. A. Parker; Quentin Andrew Parker, Siding Spring, disc.: comet 119P/Parker–Hartleybr>Src
, align=left , Q. A. Parker , – , - id="A. Paroubek" , align=left , Alois Paroubek , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Paroubek; (bio-it) , align=left , A. Paroubek , — , - id="A. Patry" , align=left ,

André Patry André Patry (22 November 1902 – 20 June 1960) was a French astronomer An astronomer is a scientist in the field of astronomy who focuses their studies on a specific question or field outside the scope of Earth. They observe astronomical o ...

, 9 , 1902–1967 , , align=left , A. Patry; at Nice Observatory , align=left , A. Patry , , - id="T. Pauwels" , align=left ,

Thierry Pauwels Thierry Pauwels (born 22 July 1957, Ghent) is a Belgium, Belgian astronomer from the Royal Observatory of Belgium. Between 1996 and 2008 he discovered and co-discovered 146 minor planets. This makes him one of the top 100 minor planet discoverers ...

152 Year 152 (Roman numerals, CLII) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Glabrio and Homullus (or, less frequently, year 905 ''Ab ...

, 1957–pres. , , align=left , T. Pauwels; at Uccle Observatory , align=left , T. Pauwels , , - id="T. Payer" , align=left , Thomas Payer , 4 , 1978–pres. , , align=left , T. Payer; amateur, , align=left , T. Payer , — , - id="F. Pedichini" , align=left , Fernando Pedichini , , n.a. , , align=left , F. Pedichini; , align=left , F. Pedichini , — , - id="J. C. Pelle" , align=left , Jean-Claude Pelle , 10 , 1942–pres. , , align=left , J.-C. Pelle; Jean Claude George Pelle, amateur, (bio-fr) , align=left , J. C. Pelle , , - id="R. Pepper" , align=left , Randy Pepper , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Pepper; amateur, Fort Bend Astronomy Club, (bio-it) , align=left , R. Pepper , — , - id="Z. Pereyra" , align=left , Zenón M. Pereyra , , n.a. , , align=left , Z. Pereyra; disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , Z. Pereyra , — , - id="D. Perna" , align=left , Davide Perna , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , D. Perna; , align=left , D. Perna , — , - id="B. Pernier" , align=left , Bernard Pernier , , n.a. , , align=left , B. Pernier
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, align=left , B. Pernier , — , - id="J. Perrotin" , align=left , Henri Joseph Anastase Perrotin , 6 , 1845–1904 , , align=left , J. Perrotin; , align=left , J. Perrotin , , - id="C. H. F. Peters" , align=left ,

Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters Christian Heinrich Friedrich Peters (September 19, 1813 – July 18, 1890) was a German–American university teacher and astronomer at the Litchfield Observatory of Hamilton College, New York, and a pioneer in the study and visual discovery of ...

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USNO United States Naval Observatory (USNO) is a scientific and military facility that produces geopositioning, navigation and timekeeping data for the United States Navy and the United States Department of Defense. Established in 1830 as the Depo ...

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, align=left , G. H. Peters , — , - id="J.-M. Petit" , align=left , Jean-Marc Petit , 7 , 1961–pres. , , align=left , J.-M. Petit; (bio-fr) , align=left , J.-M. Petit; J. Petit , , - id="H. Phaneuf" , align=left , Holly Phaneuf , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , H. Phaneuf; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , H. Phaneuf , — , - id="J. Phinney" , align=left , Jeffrey L. Phinney , 4 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , J. Phinney; disc: , , and , align=left , J. Phinney , , - id="G. Piazzi" , align=left ,

Giuseppe Piazzi Giuseppe Piazzi ( , ; 16 July 1746 – 22 July 1826) was an Italian Catholic priest of the Theatine order, mathematician, and astronomer. He established an observatory at Palermo, now the '' Osservatorio Astronomico di Palermo – Giuseppe S ...

, 1 , 1746–1826 , , align=left , G. Piazzi; disc: , align=left , G. Piazzi , , - id="P. Pietrapiana" , align=left , Paolo Pietrapiana , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , P. Pietrapriana; amateur, disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , P. Pietrapiana , — , - id="M. Pietschnig" , align=left , Michael Pietschnig , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , M. Pietschnig; amateur
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, align=left , M. Pietschnig , — , - id="G. Pignata" , align=left , Giuliano Pignata , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , G. Pignata; ADAS , align=left , G. Pignata , — , - id="J. Pittichova" , align=left , Jana Pittichová , 9 , 1972–pres. , , align=left , J. Pittichová; inferred , align=left , J. Pittichova , , - id="G. Pizarro" , align=left , Guido Pizarro (astronomer) , 8 , n.a. , , align=left , G. Pizarro; brother of Oscar Pizarro, at La Silla, (bio-it) , align=left , G. Pizarro , , - id="O. Pizarro" , align=left , Oscar Pizarro , , n.a. , , align=left , O. Pizarro; brother of Guido Pizarro, (bio-it) , align=left , O. Pizarro , , - id="G. P. Pizzetti" , align=left , Gianpaolo Pizzetti , 4 , 1961–pres. , , align=left , G. P. Pizzetti; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , G. P. Pizzetti; G. Pizzetti , , - id="J. Platt" , align=left , John Platt (computer scientist) , 2 , 1963–pres. , , align=left , J. Platt; , align=left , J. Platt , , - id="C. E. Plunkett" , align=left , C. E. Plunkett , , n.a. , , align=left , C. E. Plunkett; inferred , align=left , C. E. Plunkett , — , - id="G. A. Plyugin" , align=left , G. A. Plyugin , 7 , 1925–pres. , , align=left , G. A. Plyugin; Gurij Antonovič Pljugin, (bio-it) , align=left , G. A. Plyugin , — , - id="R. Podstanicka" , align=left , Regina Podstanická , , 1928–2000 , , align=left , R. Podstanická; (bio-it) , align=left , R. Podstanicka , — , - id="N. R. Pogson" , align=left ,

N. R. Pogson Norman Robert Pogson, CIE (23 March 1829 – 23 June 1891) was an English astronomer who worked in India at the Madras observatory. He discovered several minor planets and made observations on comets. He introduced a mathematical scale of ste ...

, 8 , 1829–1891 , , align=left , N. R. Pogson; Norman Robert Pogson , align=left , N. R. Pogson , , - id="R. Poleski" , align=left , Radosław Poleski , , n.a. , , align=left , R. Poleski; , align=left , R. Poleski , — , - id="D. Polishook" , align=left , David Polishook , 16 , 1976–pres. , , align=left , D. Polishook; David L. Polishook, MIT and Tel Aviv University, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Polishook , , - id="I. Polit" , align=left , Isidre Pòlit , , 1880–1958 ,
, align=left , I. Pòlit; Isidre Pòlit i Boixareu, (bio-it) , align=left , I. Polit , , - id="C. Pollas" , align=left , Christian Pollas , 26 , 1947–pres. , , align=left , C. Pollas; at

Côte d'Azur Observatory The Côte d'Azur Observatory (french: Observatoire de la Côte d'Azur, OCA) is a network of astronomical observatories throughout southern France. It originated in 1988 with the merger of two observatories: # Nice Observatory # Centre de rech ...

, (bio-fr) , align=left , C. Pollas , , - id="K. Polyakov" , align=left , K. Polyakov , , n.a. , , align=left , K. Polyakov; co-disc. #V. Linkov , align=left , K. Polyakov , — , - id="H. Potter" , align=left , Hejno Iogannović Potter , 1 , 1929–2007 , , align=left , H. Potter; Kheino Potter, disc: , (bio-it) , align=left , H. Potter , , - id="F. Pozo" , align=left , Francisco Pozo , , 1986–pres. , , align=left , F. Pozo; Francisco Javier Pozo Núñez, (bio-es), , align=left , F. Pozo , — , - id="V. Pozzoli" , align=left , Valentino Pozzoli , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , V. Pozzoli; inferred , align=left , V. Pozzoli , — , - id="A. Pravda" , align=left , Alexander Pravda , 52 , 1961–pres. , , align=left , A. Pravda; (bio-it) , align=left , A. Pravda , , - id="P. Pravec" , align=left ,

Petr Pravec Petr Pravec (born September 17, 1967) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets, born in Třinec, Czech Republic. Pravec is a prolific discoverer of binary asteroids, expert in photometric observations and rotational lightcurves ...

355 __NOTOC__ Year 355 ( CCCLV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Arbitio and Maesius (or, less frequently, year 1108 '' Ab ...

, 1967–pres. , , align=left , P. Pravec; , align=left , P. Pravec , , - id="D. P. Pray" , align=left , Donald P. Pray , 3 , 1949–pres. , , align=left , D. P. Pray; at Carbuncle Hill Ob
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(bio-it) , align=left , D. P. Pray , , - id="G. Proffe" , align=left , Gerrit Proffe , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , G. Proffe; DLR inferred , align=left , G. Proffe , — , - id="E. Prosperi" , align=left , Enrico Prosperi , , 1954–pres. , , align=left , E. Prosperi; Castelmartini Obs. , align=left , E. Prosperi , , - id="S. Prosperi" , align=left , S. Prosperi , , n.a. , , align=left , S. Prosperi; , align=left , S. Prosperi , – , - id="M. B. Protitch" , align=left , Milorad B. Protić , 7 , 1911–2001 , , align=left , M. B. Protić; , align=left , M. B. Protitch , , - id="T. Prusti" , align=left , Timo Prusti , 10 , n.a. , , align=left , T. Prusti; ESA-Gaia, first disc: , align=left , T. Prusti , — , - id="A. W. Puckett" , align=left , Andrew W. Puckett , 22 , 1977–pres. , , align=left , A. W. Puckett; Andrew Wayne Puckett , align=left , A. W. Puckett , , - id="U. Quadri" , align=left , Ulisse Quadri , , 1953–pres. , , align=left , U. Quadri; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , U. Quadri , , - id="H. Raab" , align=left ,

Herbert Raab Herbert Raab (born 24 January 1969 in Linz, Austria) is an Austrian software engineer, amateur astronomer and discoverer of astronomical objects. Biography Raab finished his studies of computer science at the Johannes Kepler University of Linz ...

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David L. Rabinowitz David Lincoln Rabinowitz (born 1960) is an American astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and researcher at Yale University. Career David Rabinowitz has built CCD cameras and software for the detection of near-Earth and Kuiper belt obje ...

, 36 , 1960–pres. , , align=left , D. L. Rabinowitz; , align=left , D. L. Rabinowitz; D. Rabinowitz , , - id="P. Radovan" , align=left , Petar Radovan , , n.a. , , align=left , P. Radovan; (bio-it) , align=left , P. Radovan , — , - id="R. Rajamohan" , align=left , Rajgopalan Rajamohan , 6 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Rajamohan; (bio-it) , align=left , R. Rajamohan , — , - id="D. Rankin" , align=left , David Rankin (astronomer) , 1 , 1984–pres. , , align=left , D. Rankin; amateur , align=left , D. Rankin , , - id="V. Reddy" , align=left , Vishnu Vardhan Reddy , 23 , 1978–pres. , , align=left , V. Reddy; (bio-it) , align=left , V. Reddy , , - id="K. Reinmuth" , align=left ,

Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth Karl Wilhelm Reinmuth (4 April 1892 in Heidelberg – 6 May 1979 in Heidelberg) was a German astronomer and a prolific discoverer of 395 minor planets. Scientific career From 1912 to 1957, Reinmuth was working as an astronomer at the Heide ...

395 __NOTOC__ Year 395 ( CCCXCV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Olybrius and Probinus (or, less frequently, year 1148 ...

, 1892–1979 , , align=left , K. Reinmuth; , align=left , K. Reinmuth , , - id="G. Reiss" , align=left , Guy Reiss , 5 , 1904–1964 , , align=left , G. Reiss; at Algiers Observatory and Nice , align=left , G. Reiss , , - id="J. A. Reyes" , align=left , José Antonio Reyes (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , J. A. Reyes; La Murta Observatory , align=left , J. A. Reyes , — , - id="T. Rezek" , align=left , Tomáš Rezek (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , T. Rezek; inferred , align=left , T. Rezek , — , - id="J. Rheden" , align=left , Joseph Rheden , 3 , 1873–1946 , , align=left , J. Rheden; , align=left , J. Rheden , — , - id="H. Rickman" , align=left , Hans Rickman , 2 , 1949–pres. , , align=left , H. Rickman; at Uppsala Observatory, (bio-it) , align=left , H. Rickman , , - id="J. G. Ries" , align=left , Judit Györgyey Ries , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , J. G. Ries
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176 Year 176 ( CLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Proculus and Aper (or, less frequently, year 929 '' Ab urbe condita'') ...

, 1968–pres. , , align=left , W. Ries; amateur , align=left , W. Ries , , - id="J. Riffle" , align=left , Jim Riffle , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , J. Riffle; inferred , align=left , J. Riffle , — , - id="F. Rigaux" , align=left , Fernand Rigaux , 8 , 1905–1962 , , align=left , F. Rigaux; at Uccle Observatory , align=left , F. Rigaux , , - id="C. Rinner" , align=left ,

Claudine Rinner Claudine Rinner (born 1965) is a French amateur astronomer from Ottmarsheim in Alsace, France. She is an observer at Ottmarsheim Observatory and a discoverer of minor planets and comets, who received the Edgar Wilson Award for her discoveries ...

, 1965–pres. , , align=left , C. Rinner; amateur, at Ottmarsheim Observatory , align=left , C. Rinner , , - id="K. Rivich" , align=left , Keith Rivich , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , K. Rivich; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , K. Rivich , — , - id="I. Robbins" , align=left , Irving Robbins (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , I. Robbins
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, align=left , I. Robbins , , - id="A. Robbins" , align=left , Adrienne M. Robbins , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Robbins; Adrienne Makita Robbins, (bio-it) , align=left , A. Robbins , , - id="L. Robinson" , align=left , Larry Robinson (astronomer) , 18 , n.a. , , align=left , L. Robinson; amateur, at Sunflower Observatory, (bio-it) , align=left , L. Robinson , , - id="H. Roclawski" , align=left , Heiner Roclawski , , 1963–pres. , , align=left , H. Roclawski; , align=left , H. Roclawski , — , - id="G. Rodgers" , align=left , Greg Rodgers , , n.a. , , align=left , G. Rodgers; , align=left , G. Rodgers , — , - id="T. Rodriquez" , align=left , Tim A. Rodriquez , , n.a. , , align=left , T. Rodriquez; (bio-it) , align=left , T. Rodriquez , — , - id="H. G. Roe" , align=left , Henry G. Roe , , 1975–pres. , , align=left , H. G. Roe; (bio-it) , align=left , H. G. Roe , , - id="J. M. Roe" , align=left , James M. Roe , 102 , 1943–pres. , , align=left , J. M. Roe; (bio-it) , align=left , J. M. Roe , — , - id="E. Roemer" , align=left ,

Elizabeth Roemer Elizabeth "Pat" Roemer (September 4, 1929April 8, 2016) was an American astronomer and educator who specialized in astronomy with a particular focus on comets and minor planets. She was well-known for the recovery of lost comets, as well as for h ...

, 2 , 1929–2016 , , align=left , E. Roemer; , align=left , E. Roemer , , - id="J. E. Rogers" , align=left , John E. Rogers , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , J. E. Rogers; (bio-it) , align=left , J. E. Rogers , , - id="B. Roman" , align=left ,

Brian P. Roman Brian P. Roman is an American astronomer. He has co-discovered the periodic comets 111P/Helin–Roman–Crockett, 117P/Helin–Roman–Alu and 132P/Helin–Roman–Alu. Brian Roman is also credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discove ...

, 11 , n.a. , , align=left , B. Roman; , align=left , B. Roman , , - id="E. S. Romas" , align=left , E. S. Romas , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , E. S. Romas; first disc: ; at Kislovodsk Stn. (C20) , align=left , E. S. Romas , — , - id="A. E. Rose" , align=left , Amy E. Rose , 2 , 1987–pres. , , align=left , A. E. Rose; , align=left , A. E. Rose , , - id="P. Rose" , align=left , Perry Rose (astronomer) , 4 , 1966–pres. , , align=left , P. Rose; Perry J. Rose, at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey , align=left , P. Rose , , - id="E. Ross" , align=left , Emily Ross , , n.a. , , align=left , E. Ross; inferred; with Tara Houlden , align=left , E. Ross , — , - id="R. Roy" , align=left , René Roy (astronomer) , 9 , 1938–pres. , , align=left , R. Roy; amateur, (bio-fr) , align=left , R. Roy , , - id="J. Ruan" , align=left , Jiangao Ruan , 2 , 1986–pres. , , align=left , J. Ruan; (阮建高), Ruan Jiangao; amateur, co-discovery with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, C/2009 G1 (STEREO), 80+ SOHO comets , align=left , J. Ruan , , - id="E. P. Rubenstein" , align=left , Eric P. Rubenstein , , n.a. , , align=left , E. P. Rubenstein; , align=left , E. P. Rubenstein , — , - id="A. Rudd" , align=left , A. Rudd , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Rudd; disc: and , align=left , A. Rudd , — , - id="M. Rudnyk" , align=left , Marian Rudnyk , 3 , n.a. ,
, align=left , M. Rudnyk; (bio-it) , align=left , M. Rudnyk , — , - id="D. Rudy" , align=left , Donald James Rudy , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Rudy; (bio-it) , align=left , D. Rudy , — , - id="J. M. Ruiz" , align=left , Jose Maria Ruiz , 9 , n.a. , , align=left , J. M. Ruiz; inferred, disc: , align=left , J. M. Ruiz , — , - id="V. Rumyantsev" , align=left , Vasilij Rumyantsev , , n.a. , , align=left , V. Rumyantsev; , align=left , V. Rumyantsev , — , - id="K. S. Russell" , align=left , Kenneth S. Russell , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , K. S. Russell; (bio-it) , align=left , K. S. Russell , , - id="J. Ruthroff" , align=left , John Ruthroff , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Ruthroff; (bio-it) , align=left , J. Ruthroff , — , - id="E. L. Ryan" , align=left , Erin Lee Ryan , 9 , n.a. , , align=left , E. L. Ryan
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unrelated to , align=left , J. Sachs , — , - id="T. Sakamoto" , align=left , Tsuyoshi Sakamoto , 11 , 1975–pres. , , align=left , T. Sakamoto; Bisei Spaceguard Center, first disc: , align=left , T. Sakamoto , , - id="G. A. Sala" , align=left , Giuseppe A. Sala , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , G. A. Sala; disc: and , align=left , G. A. Sala , — , - id="P. Sala" , align=left , Paolo Sala (astronomer) , 3 , 1954–pres. ,
, align=left , P. Sala; amateur, disc: , and , , align=left , P. Sala , — , - id="G. Sallit" , align=left , George C. Sallit , , n.a. , , align=left , G. Sallit; (bio-it) , align=left , G. Sallit , — , - id="S. L. Salyards" , align=left , Stephen L. Salyards , , n.a. , , align=left , S. L. Salyards; (bio-it) , align=left , S. L. Salyards , — , - id="A. G. Samuel" , align=left , A. G. Samuel , , n.a. , , align=left , A. G. Samuel; (bio-it) , align=left , A. G. Samuel , — , - id="S. Sanchez" , align=left , Salvador Sánchez (astronomer) , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , S. Sánchez; unrelated to , (bio-it) , align=left , S. Sanchez , — , - id="A. R. Sandage" , align=left ,

Allan Sandage Allan Rex Sandage (June 18, 1926 – November 13, 2010) was an American astronomer. He was Staff Member Emeritus with the Carnegie Observatories in Pasadena, California. He determined the first reasonably accurate values for the Hubble con ...

, , 1926–2010 , , align=left , A. R. Sandage; , align=left , A. R. Sandage , , - id="H.-U. Sandig" , align=left , Hans-Ullrich Sandig , , 1909–1979 , , align=left , H.-U. Sandig; (bio-de) , align=left , H.-U. Sandig , — , - id="R. G. Sandness" , align=left , Robert G. Sandness , 6 , n.a. , , align=left , R. G. Sandness; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , R. G. Sandness , — , - id="L. Sannino" , align=left , Luigi Sannino , 2 , 1981–pres. , , align=left , L. Sannino; amateur, disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , L. Sannino , , - id="M. M. M. Santangelo" , align=left , Matteo M. M. Santangelo , 21 , n.a. , , align=left , M. M. M. Santangelo; Matteo Santangelo, (bio-it) , align=left , M. M. M. Santangelo , — , - id="P. Santos-Sanz" , align=left , Pablo Santos-Sanz , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , P. Santos-Sanz; , align=left , P. Santos-Sanz , — , - id="K. Sarneczky" , align=left ,

Krisztián Sárneczky Krisztián Sárneczky (born 6 November 1974 in Budapest) is a Hungarian people, Hungarian teacher of geography and prolific discoverer of minor planets and supernovae, researching at Konkoly Observatory in Budapest, Hungary. He is a board member o ...

, 627 , 1974–pres. , , align=left , K. Sárneczky; , align=left , K. Sarneczky , , - id="L. Sarounova" , align=left ,

Lenka Kotková Lenka Kotková ('' née'' Šarounová; born 26 July 1973) is a Czech astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. She works at Observatoř Ondřejov (Ondřejov Observatory), located near Prague. Besides numerous main-belt asteroids she also ...

262 __NOTOC__ Year 262 ( CCLXII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Gallienus and Faustianus (or, less frequently, year ...

, 1973–pres. , , align=left , L. Kotková; Lenka Šarounová (née), at Ondřejov Observatory , align=left , L. Sarounova , , - id="G. Sasaki" , align=left , Goro Sasaki , , n.a. , , align=left , G. Sasaki; unrelated to , (bio-it) , align=left , G. Sasaki , — , - id="I. Sato" , align=left , Isao Satō (astronomer) , 9 , 1963–pres. , , align=left , I. Satō; asteroid occultation, (bio-it) , align=left , I. Sato , , - id="N. Sato" , align=left ,

Naoto Satō is a Japanese amateur astronomer, discoverer of minor planets, and, by profession, a junior high school science teacher. As a planetarian, a member of the professional staff of a planetarium, he has done much for the spread of astronomy in Japan ...

, 142 , 1953–pres. , , align=left , N. Satō; amateur , align=left , N. Sato , , - id="B. Satovski" , align=left , Boris Satovski , 42 , n.a. , , align=left , B. Satovski; discovered , different from , align=left , B. Satovski , — , - id="P. Sava" , align=left , Paul Sava , , n.a. , , align=left , P. Sava; at Needville , align=left , P. Sava , — , - id="G. Scarfi" , align=left , Giulio Scarfì , , 1964–pres. , , align=left , G. Scarfì; amateu
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Alexandre Schaumasse Alexandre Schaumasse (1882–1958) was a French astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets. His discoveries include the periodic comet 24P/Schaumasse, and the two non-periodic comets C/1913 J1 (Schaumasse) or 1913 II, and C/1917 H1 ...

, 2 , 1882–1958 , , align=left , A. Schaumasse; , align=left , A. Schaumasse , , - id="G. Schiaparelli" , align=left ,

Giovanni Schiaparelli Giovanni Virginio Schiaparelli ( , also , ; 14 March 1835 – 4 July 1910) was an Italian astronomer and science historian. Biography He studied at the University of Turin, graduating in 1854, and later did research at Berlin Observatory, ...

, 1 , 1835–1910 , , align=left , G. Schiaparelli; disc: , align=left , G. Schiaparelli , , - id="C. J. Schiff" , align=left , Christine J. Schiff , , n.a. , , align=left , C. J. Schiff; amateur, wife of J. L. Schiff, (bio-it) , align=left , C. J. Schiff , — , - id="J. L. Schiff" , align=left , Joel L. Schiff , , n.a. , , align=left , J. L. Schiff; amateur, husband of C. J. Schiff, unrelated to , (bio-it) , align=left , J. L. Schiff , — , - id="T. Schildknecht" , align=left , Thomas Schildknecht , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , T. Schildknecht; (bio-it)
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, align=left , T. Schildknecht , — , - id="F. Schiralli Jr." , align=left , Frank Schiralli Jr. , , n.a. , , align=left , F. Schiralli Jr.
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, align=left , F. Schiralli Jr. , — , - id="L. D. Schmadel" , align=left , Lutz D. Schmadel , 245 , 1942–2016 , , align=left , L. D. Schmadel; ARI-astronomer , align=left , L. D. Schmadel; L.D. Schmadel , , - id="B. Schmidt" , align=left ,

Brian Schmidt Brian Paul Schmidt (born 24 February 1967) is the Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University (ANU). He was previously a Distinguished Professor, Australian Research Council Laureate Fellow and astrophysicist at the University's M ...

, 1 , 1967–pres. , , align=left , B. Schmidt; w/ High-Z Supernova Search Team , align=left , B. Schmidt; Schmidt, B., the High-Z team , , - id="A. Schmitt" , align=left ,

Alfred Schmitt Alfred Schmitt (30 November 1907 – 2 April 1973) was a French astronomer. Schmitt worked at Algiers Observatory in the 1930s and 1940s and at the Royal Observatory in Uccle, Belgium in the 1950s. From 1955 to 1958 he was also director of the ...

, 4 , 1907–1973 , , align=left , A. Schmitt; at Algiers and Strasbourg observatories , align=left , A. Schmitt , , - id="H. Scholl" , align=left ,

Hans Scholl (astronomer) Hans Scholl (born 1942) is a German astronomer, who worked at the Astronomisches Rechen-Institut in Heidelberg, Germany, and at the Côte d'Azur Observatory in Nice, France. In 1999, he was part of a team that discovered three moons of Uranus: P ...

, 56 , 1942–pres. , , align=left , H. Scholl; ARI-astronomer , align=left , H. Scholl , , - id="R. Schorr" , align=left ,

Richard Schorr Richard Reinhard Emil Schorr (20 August 1867, Kassel – 21 September 1951, Badgastein, Salzburg), was a German astronomer. Biography From 1889 to 1891, Schorr worked as an assistant editor of Astronomische Nachrichten, at the observatory at K ...

, 2 , 1867–1951 , , align=left , R. Schorr; , align=left , R. Schorr , , - id="M. Schroedter" , align=left , Martin Schroedter , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Schroedter;

VERITAS Veritas is the name given to the Roman virtue of truthfulness, which was considered one of the main virtues any good Roman should possess. The Greek goddess of truth is Aletheia (Ancient Greek: ). The German philosopher Martin Heidegger argues ...

, align=left , M. Schroedter , — , - id="J. Schubart" , align=left , Joachim Schubart , 2 , 1928–pres. , , align=left , J. Schubart; (bio-de)
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, align=left , J. Schubart , , - id="L. Schulhof" , align=left ,

Lipót Schulhof Lipót Schulhof (12 March 1847 in Baja – October 1921 in Paris; hu, Schulhof Lipót; german: Leopold Schulhof or Schulhoff; french: Léopold Schulhof) was a Hungarian-JewishAron Moskovits, ''Jewish education in Hungary (1848-1948)'', p. 94 ...

, 1 , 1847–1921 , , align=left , L. Schulhof; , align=left , L. Schulhof , , - id="H.-E. Schuster" , align=left , Hans-Emil Schuster , 25 , 1934–pres. , , align=left , H.-E. Schuster; at La Silla , align=left , H.-E. Schuster , , - id="E. Schwab" , align=left , Erwin Schwab , 98 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , E. Schwab; amateur , align=left , E. Schwab , , - id="M. E. Schwamb" , align=left , Megan Schwamb , 16 , 1984–pres. , , align=left , M. E. Schwamb; (bio-fr) , align=left , M. E. Schwamb; M. Schwamb , , - id="M. Schwartz" , align=left , Michael B. Schwartz ,

254 Year 254 ( CCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Valerianus and Gallienus (or, less frequently, year 1007 ''Ab urbe ...

, 1950–pres. , , align=left , M. Schwartz; amateur, at Tenagra Observatory, (bio-it) , align=left , M. Schwartz , , - id="A. Schwassmann" , align=left ,

Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann Friedrich Karl Arnold Schwassmann (25 March 1870 – 19 January 1964) was a German astronomer and a discoverer of 22 minor planets and 4 comets, who worked at AOP in Potsdam and at Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg. He was co-discoverer with Arn ...

, 22 , 1870–1964 , , align=left , A. Schwassmann; , align=left , A. Schwassmann , , - id="J. V. Scotti" , align=left , James V. Scotti , 1 , 1960–pres. , , align=left , J. V. Scotti; at Spacewatch , align=left , J. V. Scotti , , - id="G. Searle" , align=left ,

George Mary Searle George Mary Searle (June 27, 1839 – July 7, 1918) was an American astronomer and Catholic priest. Biography He discovered the asteroid 55 Pandora in 1858. He also discovered six galaxies. In later life he became a member of the Paulist o ...

, 1 , 1839–1918 , , align=left , G. Searle; disc: , align=left , G. Searle , — , - id="W. Sebok" , align=left , William Lawrence Sebok , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , W. Sebok; disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , W. Sebok , — , - id="B. A. Segal" , align=left , Bruce A. Segal , 2 , 1959–pres. , , align=left , B. A. Segal; amateur, disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , B. A. Segal , , - id="C. Segarra" , align=left , Carlos Segarra , , n.a. , , align=left , C. Segarra; Algimia-Valencia , align=left , C. Segarra , — , - id="S. Sei" , align=left ,

Sadao Sei is a Japanese astronomer who discovered an asteroid in 1983. He is credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of 2909 Hoshi-no-ie, a main-belt asteroid of the Eos family The Eos family (''adj. Eoan'' ; ) is a very large asteroid f ...

, , n.a. , , align=left , S. Sei; at Chirorin Observatory , align=left , S. Sei , — , - id="N. Samarasinha" , align=left , Nalin Samarasinha , , 1958–pres. ,
, align=left , N. Samarasinha; , align=left , N. Samarasinha , , - id="T. Seki" , align=left ,

Tsutomu Seki is a Japanese astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets, born in Kōchi, Japan. Career Tsutomu Seki is the Director of the Geisei Observatory in Kōchi, and in charge of the Comet Section of the Oriental Astronomical Associatio ...

225 __NOTOC__ Year 225 ( CCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Fuscus and Domitius (or, less frequently, year 978 '' ...

, 1930–pres. , , align=left , T. Seki; , align=left , T. Seki , , - id="A. Sergeev" , align=left , Alexey V. Sergeyev , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Sergeyev; inferred , align=left , A. Sergeev , — , - id="C. Sexton" , align=left , Carl Sexton , 9 , n.a. , , align=left , C. Sexton; inferred, amateur , align=left , C. Sexton , — , - id="G. Shajn" , align=left , Grigory Shajn , 3 , 1892–1956 ,
, align=left , G. Shajn; , align=left , G. Shajn , , - id="P. F. Shajn" , align=left ,

Pelageya Shajn Pelageya Fedorovna Shajn, ''née'' Sannikova (Пелагея Фёдоровна Шайн) (22 September 1894 – 27 August 1956), was a Russian astronomer in the Soviet Union, and the first woman credited with the discovery of a minor planet, at ...

, 19 , 1894–1956 ,
, align=left , P. F. Shajn; , align=left , P. F. Shajn , , , - id="R. Shank" , align=left , R. Shank , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Shank; assumed, also R. Shanks (!), co-discoveries with C. Veillet , align=left , R. Shank; R. Shanks , , - id="S. S. Sheppard" , align=left ,

Scott S. Sheppard Scott Sander Sheppard (born 1977) is an American astronomer and a discoverer of numerous moons, comets and minor planets in the outer Solar System. He is an astronomer in the Department of Terrestrial Magnetism at the Carnegie Institution for Scie ...

, 27 , 1977–pres. , , align=left , S. S. Sheppard; , align=left , S. S. Sheppard; S. Sheppard , , - id="E. E. Sheridan" , align=left , Edwin E. Sheridan , 38 , n.a. , , align=left , E. E. Sheridan; (bio-it) , align=left , E. E. Sheridan; E. Sheridan; E. Sherdian , — , - id="C.-Y. Shih" , align=left , Jia You Shih , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , C.-Y. Shih; disc: , and , align=left , C.-Y. Shih , , - id="Y. Shimizu" , align=left ,

Yoshisada Shimizu is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of hundreds of asteroids since 1993. An orthopaedist by profession, he is also known as an astrophotographer. The central main-belt The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in ...

, 311 , 1943–pres. , , align=left , Y. Shimizu; amateur , align=left , Y. Shimizu , , - id="H. Shiozawa" , align=left , Hitoshi Shiozawa , 29 , n.a. , , align=left , H. Shiozawa; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , H. Shiozawa , — , - id="S. Shirai" , align=left , Seiji Shirai (astronomer) , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , S. Shirai; , , , align=left , S. Shirai , , - id="V. G. Shkodrov" , align=left , Vladimir Shkodrov , 7 , 1930–2010 , , align=left , V. G. Shkodrov; at the Bulgarian National Observatory , align=left , V. G. Shkodrov; V. Shkodrov , , - id="C. S. Shoemaker" , align=left , Carolyn S. Shoemaker ,

377 __NOTOC__ Year 377 ( CCCLXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Augustus and Merobaudes (or, less frequently, year 11 ...

, 1929–2021 , , align=left , C. S. Shoemaker; , align=left , C. S. Shoemaker , , - id="E. M. Shoemaker" , align=left ,

Eugene M. Shoemaker Eugene Merle Shoemaker (April 28, 1928 – July 18, 1997) was an American geologist. He co-discovered Comet Shoemaker–Levy 9 with his wife Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy. This comet hit Jupiter in July 1994: the impact was televi ...

183 Year 183 ( CLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aurelius and Victorinus (or, less frequently, year 936 '' Ab ur ...

, 1928–1997 , , align=left , E. M. Shoemaker; , align=left , E. M. Shoemaker , , - id="S. Shurpakov" , align=left , Sergey E. Shurpakov , 2 , 1966–pres. , , align=left , S. Shurpakov; Sergey Eduardovich Shurpakov, amateur , align=left , S. Shurpakov , , - id="P. Sicoli" , align=left , Piero Sicoli , 43 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , P. Sicoli; amateur, at Sormano Observatory , align=left , P. Sicoli , , - id="S. Singer-Brewster" , align=left , Stephen Singer-Brewster , 6 , 1945–pres. , , align=left , S. Singer-Brewster; at Palomar Planet Crossing Asteroid Survey , align=left , S. Singer-Brewster , , - id="A. Singh" , align=left , Amanjot Singh , , 1988–pres. , , align=left , A. Singh; , align=left , A. Singh , , - id="R. Sipe" , align=left , Russell Sipe , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , R. Sipe; inferred, disc: and , align=left , R. Sipe , — , - id="B. Sipocz" , align=left , Brigitta Sipőcz , 42 , 1984–pres. , , align=left , B. Sipőcz; (bio-de) , align=left , B. Sipocz , , - id="M. L. Sitko" , align=left , Michael L. Sitko , , n.a. , , align=left , M. L. Sitko; inferred , align=left , M. L. Sitko , — , - id="B. A. Skiff" , align=left , Brian A. Skiff , 62 , n.a. , , align=left , B. A. Skiff; at Lowell Observatory , align=left , B. A. Skiff , , - id="D. R. Skillman" , align=left , David R. Skillman , 17 , 1945–pres. , , align=left , D. R. Skillman; , align=left , D. R. Skillman; D. Skillman , , - id="J. Skvarc" , align=left , Jure Skvarč , 20 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , J. Skvarč; (bio-it) , align=left , J. Skvarc , , - id="E. Skvortsov" , align=left , Evgenij Fëdorovič Skvorcov , 3 , 1882–1952 ,
, align=left , E. Skvorcov; Evgenij Skvortsov, (bio-it) , align=left , E. Skvortsov , , - id="K. Smalley" , align=left ,

Sonia Keys Sonia Keys (1961 – August 13, 2018), formerly known as Kyle Smalley, was an American amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets. She worked as an astronomer and software developer at the Minor Planet Center. Asteroid 36445 Smal ...

, , 1961–2018 , , align=left , K. Smalley; Kyle Smalley, amateur,

Powell Observatory Powell Observatory is an astronomical observatory located near Louisburg in Miami County, Kansas. It features several large telescopes and is available for public viewing, for private use of Astronomical Society of Kansas City members, and for ...

, align=left , K. Smalley , , - id="T. M. Smirnova" , align=left ,

Tamara Smirnova Tamara Mikhaylovna Smirnova (russian: Тама́ра Миха́йловна Смирно́ва; 1935–2001) was a Soviet/Russian astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets and comets. Career From 1966 to 1988, Smirnova was a staff member of t ...

, 135 , 1935–2001 , , align=left , T. M. Smirnova; , align=left , T. M. Smirnova , , - id="G. Smith" , align=left ,

Glenn Smith Grafton Glenard Smith (April 25, 1895 – October 6, 1949) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played nine games in the National Hockey League during the 1921–22 season for the Toronto St. Pats, and won the Stanley Cup with the team. The rest ...

, , 1962–Pres , , align=left , G. Smith; co-disc. with M. Brown , align=left , G. Smith , , - id="S. Smrekar" , align=left , Suzanne Smrekar , , n.a. , , align=left , S. Smrekar; Suzanne Elizabeth Smrekar; (bio-it) , align=left , S. Smrekar , — , - id="B. Sobczuk" , align=left , Bogdan Sobczuk , , n.a. , , align=left , B. Sobczuk
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, align=left , B. Sobczuk , — , - id="A. Sodor" , align=left , Adam Sodor , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Sodor; , align=left , A. Sodor , — , - id="A. Soffiantini" , align=left , Andrea Soffiantini , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Soffiantini; Carezza, Trentino (NASA) , align=left , A. Soffiantini , — , - id="P. Sogorb" , align=left , Patrick Sogorb , 6 , 1971–pres. , , align=left , P. Sogorb; amateur, (bio-fr) , align=left , P. Sogorb , — , - id="V. Y. Solovyov" , align=left , Vladimir Jakovlevič Solov'ëv , , n.a. , , align=left , V. Y. Solovyov; (bio-it) , align=left , V. Y. Solovyov , , - id="Y. Sorimachi" , align=left , Y. Sorimachi (astronomer) , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , Y. Sorimachi; disc: and , align=left , Y. Sorimachi , — , - id="G. Sostero" , align=left , Giovanni Sostero , , 1964–2012 , , align=left , G. Sostero; amateur , align=left , G. Sostero , , - id="A. Sota" , align=left , Alfredo Sota , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Sota; inferred, at Sierra Nevada Observatory , align=left , A. Sota , , - id="G. Soulie" , align=left , Guy Soulié , 2 , 1920–pres. , , align=left , G. Soulié; amateur, (bio-fr) , align=left , G. Soulie , , - id="T. B. Spahr" , align=left , Timothy B. Spahr , 59 , 1970–pres. , , align=left , T. B. Spahr; Timothy Bruce Spahr, at Bigelow Sky Survey , align=left , T. B. Spahr , , - id="S. Sposetti" , align=left ,

Stefano Sposetti Stefano Sposetti (born 22 December 1958) is a Swiss amateur astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets. He lives in Gnosca, in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland in the Ticino Alps, where the Gnosca Observatory is located. Spo ...

, 166 , 1958–pres. , , align=left , S. Sposetti; amateur , align=left , S. Sposetti; Stefano Sposetti , , - id="T. Stafford" , align=left , Tom Stafford (astronomer) , 40 , n.a. , , align=left , T. Stafford; , align=left , T. Stafford , — , - id="A. Staus" , align=left , Anton Staus , 1 , 1872–1955 , , align=left , A. Staus; disc: , align=left , A. Staus , — , - id="D. I. Steel" , align=left , Duncan Steel , 12 , 1955–pres. ,
, align=left , D. I. Steel; , align=left , D. I. Steel , , - id="W. A. Stein" , align=left , W. A. Stein , , n.a. , , align=left , W. A. Stein; inferred , align=left , W. A. Stein , , - id="E. Stephan" , align=left ,

Édouard Stephan Édouard Jean-Marie Stephan (31 August 1837 – 31 December 1923) was a French astronomer. His surname is sometimes spelled Stéphan in some literature, but this is apparently erroneous. He was born in Sainte Pezenne (today one of the districts ...

, 2 , 1837–1923 , , align=left , É. Stephan; disc: and , align=left , E. Stephan , , - id="P. B. Stetson" , align=left , Peter B. Stetson , , 1952–pres. , , align=left , P. B. Stetson; Peter Brailey Stetson, (bio-it) , align=left , P. B. Stetson , , - id="B. L. Stevens" , align=left , Berton L. Stevens , 59 , 1951–pres. , , align=left , B. L. Stevens; amateur, Desert Moon Observatory , (bio-it) , align=left , B. L. Stevens , , - id="J. Stevens" , align=left , Janet A. Stevens , , 1950–pres. , , align=left , J. Stevens; amateur, née Madenberg, wife of B. L. Stevens (bio-it) , align=left , J. Stevens , , - id="C. F. Stewart" , align=left , Carlton F. Stewart , , n.a. , , align=left , C. F. Stewart; (bio-it) , align=left , C. F. Stewart , , - id="D. Stewart" , align=left , DeLisle Stewart , 1 , 1870–1941 , , align=left , D. Stewart; disc: , align=left , D. Stewart , , - id="L. Stewart" , align=left , Lacey Stewart , , n.a. , , align=left , L. Stewart
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, align=left , L. Stewart , , - id="J. Stock" , align=left , Jürgen Stock (astronomer) , 3 , 1923–pres. ,
, align=left , J. Stock; , align=left , J. Stock , , - id="M. Stockmaster" , align=left , M. Stockmaster , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Stockmaster; inferred , align=left , M. Stockmaster , — , - id="R. M. Stoss" , align=left , Reiner Michael Stoss , 9 , 1975–pres. , , align=left , R. M. Stoss; amateur, at Starkenburg Observatory , align=left , R. M. Stoss; R. Stoss , , - id="L. Strabla" , align=left , Luca Strabla , , 1963–pres. , , align=left , L. Strabla; Luca Pietro Strabla, amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , L. Strabla , , - id="L.-G. Strolger" , align=left , Louis-Gregory Strolger , , n.a. , , align=left , L.-G. Strolger; inferred , align=left , L.-G. Strolger , — , - id="G. Strommer" , align=left , Gyula Strommer , , 1920–1995 , , align=left , G. Strommer; (bio-it) , align=left , G. Strommer , , - id="O. Struve" , align=left ,

Otto Struve Otto Struve (August 12, 1897 – April 6, 1963) was a Russian-American astronomer of Baltic German origins. In Russian, his name is sometimes given as Otto Lyudvigovich Struve (Отто Людвигович Струве); however, he spent most o ...

, 2 , 1897–1963 , , align=left , O. Struve; , align=left , O. Struve , , - id="A. Stucchi" , align=left , Antonio Stucchi , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Stucchi; inferred , align=left , A. Stucchi , — , - id="J. Sue" , align=left , Jeffrey Sue , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Sue; inferred, at RAS Observatory
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, align=left , J. Sue , , - id="U. Suessenberger" , align=left , Uwe Süßenberger , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , U. Süßenberger; , align=left , U. Suessenberger , — , - id="M. Sugano" , align=left , Matsuo Sugano , 4 , 1939–pres. , , align=left , M. Sugano; amateur , align=left , M. Sugano , , - id="A. Sugie" , align=left , Atsushi Sugie ,

, n.a. , , align=left , A. Sugie; at Dynic Astronomical Observatory , align=left , A. Sugie , , - id="R. Suvanto" , align=left , Rafael Suvanto , , 1909–1940 , , align=left , R. Suvanto; (bio-it) , align=left , R. Suvanto , , - id="K. Suzuki" , align=left ,

Kenzo Suzuki (astronomer) is a Japanese astronomer from Toyota, Aichi, Japan. Between 1984 and 1992, he has discovered 42 minor planets mostly in collaboration with astronomers Takeshi Urata and Toshimasa Furuta. A local guide for the Brother Earth He is the dis ...

, 42 , 1950–pres. , , align=left , K. Suzuki; amateur , align=left , K. Suzuki , , - id="S. Suzuki" , align=left , Shōhei Suzuki , 52 , n.a. , , align=left , S. Suzuki; , align=left , S. Suzuki , — , - id="S. R. Swanson" , align=left , Steven Roger Swanson , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , S. R. Swanson; inferred, disc: and , align=left , S. R. Swanson , , - id="F. Sy" , align=left , Frédéric Sy , 2 , 1861–19xx , , align=left , F. Sy; at Algiers and Paris observatories; disc: and , align=left , F. Sy , , - id="G. Szabo" , align=left , Gyula M. Szabó , 9 , 1979–pres. , , align=left , G. Szabó; (bio-fr) , align=left , G. Szabo , , - id="T. Szalai" , align=left , Tamás Szalai (astronomer) , 6 , n.a. , , align=left , T. Szalai; inferred, disc: and , align=left , T. Szalai , , - id="D. Szam" , align=left , Dorottya Szám , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Szám; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Szam , — , - id="P. Szekely" , align=left , Péter Székely (astronomer) , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , P. Székely; Piszkéstető Station , align=left , P. Szekely , — , - id="A. Szing" , align=left , Attila Szing , 6 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Szing; inferred , align=left , A. Szing , — , - id="D. Taeymans" , align=left , D. Taeymans , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Taeymans; inferred , align=left , D. Taeymans , — , - id="L. G. Taff" , align=left , Laurence G. Taff , 10 , 1947–pres. , , align=left , L. G. Taff; (bio-fr) , align=left , L. G. Taff , — , - id="U. Tagliaferri" , align=left , Ugo Tagliaferri , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , U. Tagliaferri; amateur, disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , U. Tagliaferri , — , - id="A. Takahashi" , align=left , Atsushi Takahashi , 22 , 1965–pres. , , align=left , A. Takahashi; amateur, at Kitami Observatory , align=left , A. Takahashi , , - id="M. Takeishi" , align=left , Masanori Takeishi , 13 , 1950–pres. , , align=left , M. Takeishi; amateur, (bio-de) , align=left , M. Takeishi , , - id="A. W. Taylor" , align=left , A. W. Taylor (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , A. W. Taylor; , Cordell-Lorenz Obs. ( ''see D. T. Durig'') , align=left , A. W. Taylor , — , - id="D. Team" , align=left , D. Team (astronomer) , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , D. Team; , Kitt Peak , align=left , D. Team , — , - id="N. Teamo" , align=left , Noéline Teamo , 240 , n.a. , , align=left , N. Teamo; amateur, Hibiscus Observatory , align=left , N. Teamo , — , - id="E. W. Tempel" , align=left ,

Wilhelm Tempel Ernst Wilhelm Leberecht Tempel (4 December 1821 – 16 March 1889), normally known as Wilhelm Tempel, was a German astronomer who worked in Marseille until the outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870, then later moved to Italy. Tempel was ...

, 5 , 1821–1889 , , align=left , E. W. Tempel; , align=left , E. W. Tempel , , - id="L. Tesi" , align=left , Luciano Tesi ,

192 Year 192 ( CXCII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Aelius and Pertinax (or, less frequently, year 945 '' Ab urbe condit ...

, 1931–pres. , , align=left , L. Tesi; amateur , align=left , L. Tesi; L. esi , , - id="A. Testa" , align=left ,

Augusto Testa Augusto Testa (born 1950) is an Italian amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Eart ...

, 31 , 1950–pres. , , align=left , A. Testa; amateur , align=left , A. Testa , , - id="H. Thiele" , align=left ,

Holger Thiele Holger Thiele (September 25, 1878 – June 5, 1946) was a Danish American astronomer and discoverer of minor planets and comets. He was the son of Thorvald Nicolai Thiele (1838–1910), the noted Danish astronomer, actuary and mathematician, af ...

, 4 , 1878–1946 , , align=left , H. Thiele; son of

Thorvald N. Thiele Thorvald Nicolai Thiele (24 December 1838 – 26 September 1910) was a Danish astronomer and director of the Copenhagen Observatory. He was also an actuary and mathematician, most notable for his work in statistics, interpolation and the three- ...

, align=left , H. Thiele , , - id="B. Thinius" , align=left , Bernd Thinius , 2 , 1959–pres. , , align=left , B. Thinius; amateur, disc: and , , align=left , B. Thinius , — , - id="D. J. Tholen" , align=left , David J. Tholen , 68 , 1955–pres. , , align=left , D. J. Tholen; , align=left , D. J. Tholen; D. C. Tholen , , - id="N. G. Thomas" , align=left , Norman G. Thomas , 55 , 1930–pres. , , align=left , N. G. Thomas; , align=left , N. G. Thomas , , - id="W. Thuillot" , align=left , William Thuillot , , 1951–pres. , , align=left , W. Thuillot; inferred , align=left , W. Thuillot , , - id="D. Tibbets" , align=left , Dan Tibbets , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , D. Tibbets; inferred, disc: and , align=left , D. Tibbets , — , - id="J. Ticha" , align=left ,

Jana Tichá Jana Tichá (born 1965 in České Budějovice) is a Czech astronomer and discoverer of minor planets. She studied at the University of Economics in Prague and graduated in 1987. In 1992 she was selected for the position of a director of the Kle ...

119 119 may refer to: * 119 (number), a natural number * 119 (emergency telephone number) * AD 119, a year in the 2nd century AD * 119 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 119 (album), 2012 * 119 (NCT song) *119 (Show Me the Money song) * 119 (film), a ...

, 1965–pres. , , align=left , J. Tichá; , align=left , J. Ticha , , - id="M. Tichy" , align=left ,

Miloš Tichý Miloš Tichý (born 1966 in Počátky) is a Czech astronomer. He is a prolific discoverer of asteroids. He also discovered the periodic comet 196P/Tichý. He works together with his ex-wife at Kleť Observatory Kleť Observatory ( cz, Hvěz ...

, 240 , 1966–pres. , , align=left , M. Tichý; , align=left , M. Tichy , , - id="J. Tiedtke" , align=left , Jürgen Tiedtke , , 1966–pres. , , align=left , J. Tiedtke; amateur, co-disc. with M. Klein
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, align=left , J. Tiedtke , — , - id="F. Tietjen" , align=left ,

Friedrich Tietjen Friedrich Tietjen (1832 in Westerstede, Oldenburg – 1895 in Berlin) was a German astronomer. He was director of the ''Astronomisches Rechen-Institut'' (ARI) from 1874 until his death in 1895. The Minor Planet Center credits him with the di ...

, 1 , 1832–1895 , , align=left , F. Tietjen; ARI-astronomer, disc: , align=left , F. Tietjen , , - id="M. Todd" , align=left , Michael Todd (astronomer) , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , M. Todd; inferred , align=left , M. Todd , — , - id="C. W. Tombaugh" , align=left ,

Clyde Tombaugh Clyde William Tombaugh (February 4, 1906 January 17, 1997) was an American astronomer. He discovered Pluto in 1930, the first object to be discovered in what would later be identified as the Kuiper belt. At the time of discovery, Pluto was cons ...

, 15 , 1906–1997 , , align=left , C. W. Tombaugh; , align=left , C. W. Tombaugh , , - id="M. Tombelli" , align=left , Maura Tombelli ,

199 Year 199 ( CXCIX) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was sometimes known as year 952 '' Ab urbe condita''. The denomination 199 for this year has been used since the ...

, 1952–pres. , , align=left , M. Tombelli; amateur , align=left , M. Tombelli , , - id="K. Tomita" , align=left , Kōichirō Tomita , 9 , 1925–2006 , , align=left , K. Tomita; at the Tokyo Astronomical Observatory , align=left , K. Tomita , , - id="M. Tonincelli" , align=left , Mario Tonincelli , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , M. Tonincelli; inferred , align=left , M. Tonincelli , — , - id="J. L. Tonry" , align=left , John L. Tonry , 2 , 1953–pres. , , align=left , J. L. Tonry; University of Hawaii, disc: and , (bio-de) , align=left , J. L. Tonry , , - id="C. Torres" , align=left ,

Carlos Torres (astronomer) Carlos Torres (1929–2011) was a Chilean astronomer of the University of Chile and an individual member of the International Astronomical Union on several commissions. Between 1968 and 1982, he discovered or co-discovered a number of asteroids fr ...

, 37 , 1929–2011 , , align=left , C. Torres; Carlos Torres R. (not Carlos Guillermo Torres)
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, align=left , C. Torres , , - id="Y. Torres" , align=left , Y. Torres , , n.a. , , align=left , Y. Torres; inferred , align=left , Y. Torres , , - id="J. Toth" , align=left , Juraj Tóth , 16 , 1975–pres. , , align=left , J. Tóth; at Comenius University , align=left , J. Toth , , - id="S. Tourtellotte" , align=left , Suzanne W. Tourtellotte , 16 , 1945–2013 , , align=left , S. Tourtellotte; inferred , align=left , S. Tourtellotte , — , - id="F. Tozzi" , align=left , Fabrizio Tozzi , 153 , 1970–pres. , , align=left , F. Tozzi; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , F. Tozzi , — , - id="R. Trentman" , align=left , Richard Trentman , 3 , 1939–pres. , , align=left , R. Trentman; amateur, Powell Observatory Near-Earth-Object program; disc: and , align=left , R. Trentman , , - id="D. E. Trilling" , align=left , David E. Trilling , 52 , 1972–pres. , , align=left , D. E. Trilling; disc: and , align=left , D. E. Trilling , , - id="P. J. Tristram" , align=left , Paul J. Tristram , , n.a. , , align=left , P. J. Tristram; MJUO
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, align=left , P. J. Tristram , , - id="C. A. Trujillo" , align=left ,

Chad Trujillo Chadwick A. Trujillo (born November 22, 1973) is an American astronomer, discoverer of minor planets and the co-discoverer of Eris, the most massive dwarf planet known in the Solar System. Trujillo works with computer software and has examined ...

, 65 , 1973–pres. , , align=left , C. Trujillo; , align=left , C. A. Trujillo; C. Trujillo; C. W. Trujillo , , - id="Y.-S. Tsai" , align=left , Yuan-Sheng Tsai (astronomer) , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , Y.-S. Tsai; inferred , align=left , Y.-S. Tsai , , - id="A. Tsuchikawa" , align=left , Akira Tsuchikawa , 4 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Tsuchikawa; (bio-it) , align=left , A. Tsuchikawa , — , - id="R. A. Tucker" , align=left , Roy A. Tucker , 737 , 1951–pres. , , align=left , R. A. Tucker; , align=left , R. A. Tucker; R. Tucker , , - id="D. Tuma" , align=left , D. Tuma , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Tuma; inferred , align=left , D. Tuma , — , - id="H. P. Tuttle" , align=left ,

Horace Parnell Tuttle Horace Parnell Tuttle (March 17, 1837 – August 16, 1923) was an American astronomer, an American Civil War veteran and brother of astronomer Charles Wesley Tuttle (November 1, 1829 – July 17, 1881). Biography Early life H. P. Tuttle was born ...

, 2 , 1837–1923 , , align=left , H. P. Tuttle; , align=left , H. P. Tuttle , , - id="A. Udalski" , align=left ,

Andrzej Udalski Andrzej Jarosław Udalski (born 22 January 1957 in Łódź, Poland) is a Polish people, Polish astronomer and astrophysicist, and director of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw. He is also head of the Department of Observat ...

, 2 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , A. Udalski; disc: and , align=left , A. Udalski , — , - id="S. Ueda" , align=left , Seiji Ueda ,

705 __NOTOC__ Year 705 ( DCCV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. The denomination 705 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era ...

, 1952–pres. , , align=left , S. Ueda; amateur , align=left , S. Ueda , , - id="S. Urakawa" , align=left , Seitaro Urakawa , 4 , 1975–pres. , , align=left , S. Urakawa; at Bisei , align=left , S. Urakawa , , - id="T. Urata" , align=left , Takeshi Urata , 642 , 1947–2012 , , align=left , T. Urata; amateur , align=left , T. Urata , , - id="F. Uto" , align=left ,

Fumiaki Uto is a Japanese amateur astronomer and a discoverer of minor planets This is a list of minor-planet discoverers credited by the Minor Planet Center with the discovery of one or several minor planets (such as near-Earth and main-belt asteroids ...

, 22 , n.a. , , align=left , F. Uto; , align=left , F. Uto; T. Uto , — , - id="O. Vaduvescu" , align=left , Ovidiu Vaduvescu , 8 , n.a. , , align=left , O. Vaduvescu; first: , align=left , O. Vaduvescu , — , - id="A. Vagnozzi" , align=left ,

Antonio Vagnozzi Antonio Vagnozzi (born 1950) is an amateur Italian astronomer and a discoverer of asteroids. Astronomical career Vagnozzi is credited by the Minor Planet Center (MPC) with the discovery of 46 minor planets during 1993–1999. In 1993, he was I ...

, 46 , 1950–pres. , , align=left , A. Vagnozzi; amateur , align=left , A. Vagnozzi , , - id="M. Vaisala" , align=left ,

Marja Väisälä Marja Ilmatar Väisälä (9 May 1916, Helsinki, Finland – 21 December 2011, Turku) was a Finnish teacher of mathematics and natural sciences, who in 1950 founded a private school in Swakopmund in what is now Namibia, where she taught the chil ...

, 2 , 1916–2011 , , align=left , M. Väisälä; Marja Ilmatar Väisälä, daughter of Y. Väisälä, disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , M. Vaisala , — , - id="Y. Vaisala" , align=left ,

Yrjö Väisälä Yrjö Väisälä (; 6 September 1891 – 21 July 1971) was a Finnish astronomer and physicist. His main contributions were in the field of optics. He was also active in geodetics, astronomy and optical metrology. He had an affectionate ni ...

, 128 , 1891–1971 , , align=left , Y. Väisälä; at Turku Observatory , align=left , Y. Vaisala , , , - id="M. Vale" , align=left , Mallory Vale , 3 , 1986–pres. , , align=left , M. Vale; , align=left , M. Vale , , - id="J. Vales" , align=left , Jan Vales , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , J. Vales; at Črni Vrh, , align=left , J. Vales , — , - id="G. Van Biesbroeck" , align=left , George Van Biesbroeck , 16 , 1880–1974 ,
, align=left , G. Van Biesbroeck; , align=left , G. Van Biesbroeck , , - id="H. van Gent" , align=left ,

Hendrik van Gent Hendrik van Gent (14 September 1899, Pernis – March 29, 1947, Amsterdam)''Album studiosorum Academiæ lugduno-batavæ MDCCCLXXV-MCMXXV'', A. W. Sijthoff, 1925, p. 376 was a Dutch astronomer. He moved to South Africa in 1928 in order to o ...

, 39 , 1899–1947 , , align=left , H. van Gent; , align=left , H. van Gent , , - id="C. J. van Houten" , align=left ,

Cornelis Johannes van Houten Cornelis Johannes van Houten (18 February 1920 – 24 August 2002) was a Dutch astronomer, sometimes referred to as Kees van Houten. Early life and education Born in The Hague, he spent his entire career at Leiden University except for a brief pe ...

, 4643 , 1920–2002 , , align=left , C. J. van Houten; , align=left , C. J. van Houten , , - id="I. van Houten-Groeneveld" , align=left ,

Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld Ingrid van Houten-Groeneveld (; 21 October 1921 – 30 March 2015) was a Dutch astronomer. Background In a jointly credited trio with Tom Gehrels and her husband Cornelis Johannes van Houten, she was the discoverer of many thousands of astero ...

, 4644 , 1921–2015 , , align=left , I. van Houten-Groeneveld; , align=left , I. van Houten-Groeneveld; I. Groeneveld , , - id="A. van Staden" , align=left , Andre van Staden , , n.a. , , align=left , A. van Staden; inferred , align=left , A. van Staden , , - id="A. Vanden Heuvel" , align=left , Andrew Vanden Heuvel , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Vanden Heuvel; (bio-it) , align=left , A. Vanden Heuvel , — , - id="L. Vasta" , align=left , Luděk Vašta , , n.a. , , align=left , L. Vašta; inferred , align=left , L. Vasta , — , - id="Z. Vavrova" , align=left ,

Zdeňka Vávrová Zdeňka Vávrová (born 1945) is a Czech astronomer. She co-discovered periodic comet 134P/Kowal-Vávrová. She had observed it as an asteroid, which received the provisional designation 1983 JG, without seeing any cometary coma. However, lat ...

115 115 may refer to: * 115 (number), the number * AD 115, a year in the 2nd century AD * 115 BC, a year in the 2nd century BC * 115 (Hampshire Fortress) Corps Engineer Regiment, Royal Engineers, a unit in the UK Territorial Army * 115 (Leicestershire) ...

, 1945–pres. , , align=left , Z. Vávrová; , align=left , Z. Vavrova , , - id="C. Veillet" , align=left , Christian Veillet , 161 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , C. Veillet; , align=left , C. Veillet , , - id="G. Ventre" , align=left , Graziano Ventre , 4 , 1954–pres. , , align=left , G. Ventre; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , G. Ventre , , - id="K. Vida" , align=left , Krisztián Vida , , 1983–pres. , , align=left , K. Vida;
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, co-disc. #K. Sarneczky , align=left , K. Vida , — , - id="A. Vidal" , align=left , Antoni Vidal , , n.a. , , align=left , A. Vidal; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , A. Vidal , — , - id="E. Vigil" , align=left , Ester Vigil , , n.a. , , align=left , E. Vigil; amateur, (bio-it) , align=left , E. Vigil , — , - id="J. Vilagi" , align=left , Jozef Világi , 12 , n.a. , , align=left , J. Világi; inferred , align=left , J. Vilagi , — , - id="W. Villiger" , align=left , Walter Augustin Villiger , , 1872–1938 , , align=left , W. Villiger; , align=left , W. Villiger , , - id="G. R. Viscome" , align=left , George R. Viscome , 33 , 1956–pres. , , align=left , G. R. Viscome; , align=left , G. R. Viscome , , - id="D. Voglsam" , align=left , David Voglsam , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Voglsam
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, align=left , D. Voglsam , — , - id="H. Vogt" , align=left , Heinrich Vogt (astronomer) , 1 , 1890–1968 , , align=left , H. Vogt; disc: , align=left , H. Vogt , , - id="L. Volta" , align=left , Luigi Volta , 5 , 1876–1952 , , align=left , L. Volta; (bio-it) , align=left , L. Volta , , - id="T. Vorobjov" , align=left , Tomáš Vorobjov , 15 , 1984–pres. , , align=left , T. Vorobjov; amateur , align=left , T. Vorobjov , , - id="C. Vuissoz" , align=left , Christel Vuissoz , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , C. Vuissoz; inferred, disc: , align=left , C. Vuissoz , — , - id="L. Vyskocil" , align=left , Libor Vyskočil , , n.a. , , align=left , L. Vyskočil; inferred , align=left , L. Vyskocil , — , - id="A. Wachmann" , align=left ,

Arno Arthur Wachmann Arno Arthur Wachmann (8 March 1902 – 24 July 1990) was a German astronomer and discoverer of comets and minor planets, who worked for many years at the Bergedorf Observatory in Hamburg.3 , 1902–1990 , , align=left , A. Wachmann; , align=left , A. Wachmann , , - id="S. Wadhwa" , align=left , Sahil Wadhwa , , n.a. , , align=left , S. Wadhwa; , align=left , S. Wadhwa , — , - id="J. Wagner" , align=left , Joe Wagner (astronomer) , 6 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , J. Wagner; (bio-it) , align=left , J. Wagner , — , - id="R. M. Wagner" , align=left , R. Mark Wagner , 9 , n.a. , , align=left , R. M. Wagner
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, align=left , R. M. Wagner , — , - id="J. D. Waldron" , align=left , Duncan Waldron , 2 , n.a. ,
, align=left , J. D. Waldron; amateur, disc: and , (bio-it) , align=left , J. D. Waldron , — , - id="J. V. Wall" , align=left , Jasper V. Wall , , n.a. , , align=left , J. V. Wall; (bio-it) , align=left , J. V. Wall , — , - id="A. A. E. Wallenquist" , align=left , Åke Wallenquist , , 1904–1994 , , align=left , Å. A. E. Wallenquist; at Kvistaberg Station , align=left , A. A. E. Wallenquist , , - id="B. D. Warner" , align=left , Brian D. Warner , 3 , 1952–pres. , , align=left , B. D. Warner; photometrist, (bio-it)
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, align=left , B. D. Warner , , - id="A. Warnock" , align=left , Archibald Warnock , 7 , n.a. , , align=left , A. Warnock; (bio-it) , align=left , A. Warnock , — , - id="L. H. Wasserman" , align=left , Lawrence H. Wasserman , 295 , n.a. , , align=left , L. H. Wasserman; occultation, :it:Lawrence H. Wasserman, (bio-it) , align=left , L. H. Wasserman , , - id="K. Watanabe" , align=left , Kazuro Watanabe , :Discoveries by Kazuro Watanabe, 671 , 1955–pres. , , align=left , K. Watanabe; amateur , align=left , K. Watanabe , , - id="J. C. Watson" , align=left , James Craig Watson , :Discoveries by James Craig Watson, 22 , 1838–1880 ,
, align=left , J. C. Watson; , align=left , J. C. Watson , , - id="M. Watt" , align=left , Martin Watt , :Discoveries by Martin Watt, 4 , n.a. , , align=left , M. Watt; :it:Martin Watt, (bio-it) , align=left , M. Watt , — , - id="J. S. Weaver" , align=left , J. Scott Weaver , :Discoveries by J. Scott Weaver, 2 , 1940–2008 , , align=left , J. S. Weaver; :it:J. Scott Weaver, (bio-it) , align=left , J. S. Weaver; S. Weaver , , - id="R. Weber" , align=left , Robert Weber (astronomer) , :Discoveries by Robert Weber (astronomer), 8 , 1926–2008 , , align=left , R. Weber; , align=left , R. Weber , , - id="K. Wefel" , align=left , Katrina Wefel , :Discoveries by Katrina Wefel, 2 , n.a. , , align=left , K. Wefel; at Baton Rouge, disc: and , align=left , K. Wefel , — , - id="D. Wells" , align=left , Don J. Wells , :Discoveries by Don J. Wells, 21 , 1965–pres. , , align=left , D. Wells; amateur, :it:Don J. Wells, (bio-it) , align=left , D. Wells , , - id="L. Wells" , align=left , Lisa Wells (astronomer) , 5 , n.a. , , align=left , L. Wells; inferred; remote observer for Canada–France–Hawaii Telescope, CFHT; co-discoverer #M. Micheli
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, align=left , L. Wells , — , - id="J. Wentworth" , align=left , Jim Wentworth , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Wentworth; inferred , align=left , J. Wentworth , — , - id="W. Wenzel" , align=left , Wolfgang Wenzel (astronomer) , , 1929–pres. , , align=left , W. Wenzel; :de:Wolfgang Wenzel, (bio-de) , align=left , W. Wenzel , , - id="R. M. West" , align=left , Richard Martin West , :Discoveries by Richard Martin West, 40 , 1941–pres. , , align=left , R. M. West; , align=left , R. M. West , , - id="F. L. Whipple" , align=left , Fred Lawrence Whipple , , 1906–2004 , , align=left , F. L. Whipple; , align=left , F. L. Whipple , , - id="M. White" , align=left , Minor White (astronomer) , :Discoveries by Minor White (astronomer), 45 , n.a. , , align=left , M. White; :it:Minor White (astronomo), (bio-it) , align=left , M. White , — , - id="R. J. Whiteley" , align=left , Robert J. Whiteley , :Discoveries by Robert J. Whiteley, 12 , 1971–pres. , , align=left , R. J. Whiteley; :it:Robert J. Whiteley, (bio-it) , align=left , R. J. Whiteley , , - id="P. A. Wiegert" , align=left , Paul Wiegert , :Discoveries by Paul A. Wiegert, 85 , 1967–pres. , , align=left , P. A. Wiegert; , align=left , P. A. Wiegert , , - id="P. Wiggins" , align=left , Patrick Wiggins (astronomer) , :Discoveries by Patrick Wiggins (astronomer), 5 , 1949–pres. , , align=left , P. Wiggins; amateur, :it:Patrick Wiggins (astronomo), (bio-it) , align=left , P. Wiggins , , - id="P. Wild" , align=left , Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer) , :Discoveries by Paul Wild (Swiss astronomer), 94 , 1925–2014 , , align=left , P. Wild; , align=left , P. Wild , , - id="P. D. Wilder" , align=left , Peter D. Wilder , , n.a. , , align=left , P. D. Wilder; :it:Peter D. Wilder, (bio-it) , align=left , P. D. Wilder , — , - id="I. P. Williams" , align=left , Iwan P. Williams , :Discoveries by Iwan P. Williams, 7 , n.a. , , align=left , I. P. Williams; :it:Iwan P. Williams, (bio-it) , align=left , I. P. Williams , , - id="J. G. Williams" , align=left , James G. Williams , , n.a. , , align=left , J. G. Williams
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, align=left , J. G. Williams , , - id="K. A. Williams" , align=left , Kenneth A. Williams , :Discoveries by Kenneth A. Williams, 14 , 1956–pres. , , align=left , K. A. Williams; Lake Clear N.Y.; astrophotographer , align=left , K. A. Williams , , - id="R. M. Williams" , align=left , Ryan M. Williams , , n.a. , , align=left , R. M. Williams; :it:Ryan M. Williams, (bio-it) , align=left , R. M. Williams , — , - id="J. Willis" , align=left , John E. Willis , , n.a. , , align=left , J. Willis;

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:it:John E. Willis, (bio-it) , align=left , J. Willis , — , - id="A. G. Wilson" , align=left , Albert George Wilson , :Discoveries by Albert George Wilson, 5 , 1918–2012 , , align=left , A. G. Wilson; , align=left , A. G. Wilson , , - id="C. A. Wirtanen" , align=left , Carl A. Wirtanen , :Discoveries by Carl A. Wirtanen, 8 , 1910–1990 , , align=left , C. A. Wirtanen; , align=left , C. A. Wirtanen , , - id="E. Wirtanen" , align=left , Edith Wirtanen , , n.a. , , align=left , E. Wirtanen; Edith Rand Wirtanen, wife of Carl Wirtanen, :it:Edith Wirtanen, (bio-it) , align=left , E. Wirtanen , , - id="G. Witt" , align=left , Carl Gustav Witt , :Discoveries by Carl Gustav Witt, 2 , 1866–1946 , , align=left , G. Witt; , align=left , G. Witt , , - id="D. Wittman" , align=left , David Wittman , 3 , n.a. , , align=left , D. Wittman; David M. Wittman , align=left , D. Wittman , — , - id="C. Wolf" , align=left , Christian Wolf (astronomer) , , n.a. , , align=left , C. Wolf; assumed , align=left , C. Wolf , — , - id="M. Wolf" , align=left , Marek Wolf , :Discoveries by Marek Wolf, 19 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , M. Wolf; , align=left , M. Wolf , — , - id="M. F. Wolf" , align=left , Max Wolf , :Discoveries by Max Wolf, 248 , 1863–1932 , , align=left , M. F. Wolf; , align=left , M. F. Wolf , , - id="C. Wolfe" , align=left , Chris Wolfe , :Discoveries by Chris Wolfe, 29 , n.a. , , align=left , C. Wolfe; :it:Chris Wolfe, (bio-it) , align=left , C. Wolfe , — , - id="U. Wolff" , align=left , Ulrich Wolff , :Discoveries by Ulrich Wolff, 2 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , U. Wolff; amateur, Berlin
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, align=left , U. Wolff , — , - id="H. E. Wood" , align=left , Harry Edwin Wood , :Discoveries by Harry Edwin Wood, 12 , 1881–1946 , , align=left , H. E. Wood; , align=left , H. E. Wood , , - id="X. Gao" , align=left , Gao Xing , :Discoveries by Gao Xing, 8 , 1974–pres. , , align=left , X. Gao; first disc: , obscode:IAU code#C42, C42 , align=left , X. Gao , , - id="N. Yamamoto" , align=left , Naotaka Yamamoto , , n.a. , , align=left , N. Yamamoto; :it:Naotaka Yamamoto, (bio-it) , align=left , N. Yamamoto , — , - id="M. Yanai" , align=left , Masayuki Yanai , :Discoveries by Masayuki Yanai, 27 , 1959–pres. , , align=left , M. Yanai; , align=left , M. Yanai , , - id="T.-C. Yang" , align=left , Yang Tingzhang , :Discoveries by Yang Tingzhang, 12 , n.a. , , align=left , T.-C. Yang; :it:Yang Tingzhang, (bio-it) , align=left , T.-C. Yang , — , - id="Q.-z. Ye" , align=left , Ye Quan-Zhi , :Discoveries by Quanzhi Ye, 213 , 1988–pres. , , align=left , Q.-z. Ye; also: Quan-Zhi Ye, :it:Quanzhi Ye, (bio-it)
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, align=left , Q.-z. Ye; Q.-Z. Ye; Q. Ye , , - id="B. Yeung" , align=left , B. Yeung , 1 , n.a. , , align=left , B. Yeung; , align=left , B. Yeung , — , - id="W. K. Y. Yeung" , align=left , William Kwong Yu Yeung , :Discoveries by William K. Y. Yeung, 2049 , 1960–pres. , , align=left , W. K. Y. Yeung; amateur, :it:William Kwong Yu Yeung, (bio-it) , align=left , W. K. Y. Yeung; W. K. Yeung , , - id="M. Yoshimi" , align=left , M. Yoshimi , , n.a. , , align=left , M. Yoshimi; , align=left , M. Yoshimi , , - id="J. W. Young" , align=left , James Whitney Young , :Discoveries by James Whitney Young, 267 , 1941–pres. , , align=left , J. W. Young , align=left , J. W. Young; J. Young , , - id="J. Zakrajsek" , align=left , Jure Zakrajšek , :Discoveries by Jure Zakrajšek, 7 , n.a. , , align=left , J. Zakrajšek
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, align=left , J. Zakrajsek , — , - id="O. Zamora" , align=left , O. Zamora , , n.a. , , align=left , O. Zamora; co-disc. #O. Vaduvescu , align=left , O. Zamora , — , - id="F. Zanardini" , align=left , Fulvio Zanardini , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , F. Zanardini; disc: and , :it:Fulvio Zanardini, (bio-it) , align=left , F. Zanardini , — , - id="L. Zannoni" , align=left , Luciano Zannoni , , n.a. , , align=left , L. Zannoni; , align=left , L. Zannoni , — , - id="V. Zappala" , align=left , Vincenzo Zappalà , :Discoveries by Vincenzo Zappalà, 9 , 1945–pres. , , align=left , V. Zappalà; at Pino Torinese Observatory , align=left , V. Zappala , , - id="J. Zdanavicius" , align=left , Justas Zdanavičius , :Discoveries by Justas Zdanavičius, 114 , n.a. , , align=left , J. Zdanavičius; :it:Justas Zdanavičius, (bio-it) , align=left , J. Zdanavicius , — , - id="K. Zdanavicius" , align=left , Kazimieras Zdanavičius , , 1938–pres. , , align=left , K. Zdanavičius; :it:Kazimieras Zdanavičius, (bio-it) , align=left , K. Zdanavicius , , - id="K. W. Zeigler" , align=left , Kenneth W. Zeigler , :Discoveries by Kenneth W. Zeigler, 3 , n.a. , , align=left , K. W. Zeigler; disc: , :it:Kenneth W. Zeigler, (bio-it) , align=left , K. W. Zeigler , — , - id="D. Zelinsky" , align=left , David S. Zelinsky , , n.a. , , align=left , D. Zelinsky; inferred , align=left , D. Zelinsky , , - id="O. Zeloyniy" , align=left , O. Zeloyniy , 2 , n.a. , , align=left , O. Zeloyniy; inferred, first: , align=left , O. Zeloyniy , – , - id="Z. Xu" , align=left , Xu Zhijian , :Discoveries by Xu Zhijian, 4 , 1989–pres. , , align=left , Z. Xu; amateur, , co-discoveries with Gao Xing, supernovae, novae, 300+ SOHO comets , align=left , Z. Xu , , - id="L. V. Zhuravleva" , align=left , Lyudmila Zhuravleva , :Discoveries by Lyudmila Zhuravleva, 213 , 1946–pres. ,
, align=left , L. V. Zhuravleva; Lyudmila Vasil'evna Zhuravleva; ITA-astronomer , align=left , L. V. Zhuravleva , , - id="M. Ziboli" , align=left , Massimo Ziboli , :Discoveries by Massimo Ziboli, 4 , n.a. , , align=left , M. Ziboli; amateur, disc: , :it:Massimo Ziboli, (bio-it) , align=left , M. Ziboli , — , - id="P. Zigo" , align=left , Pavel Zigo , , n.a. , , align=left , P. Zigo; inferred , align=left , P. Zigo , — , - id="U. Zimmer" , align=left , Ute Zimmer , :Discoveries by Ute Zimmer, 24 , 1964–pres. , , align=left , U. Zimmer; amateur, , align=left , U. Zimmer , — , - id="M. Zolnowski" , align=left , Michał Żołnowski , :Discoveries by Michał Żołnowski, 16 , 1975–pres. , , align=left , M. Żołnowski; amateur, Rantiga Osservatorio , align=left , M. Zolnowski , , - id="F. B. Zoltowski" , align=left , Frank B. Zoltowski , :Discoveries by Frank B. Zoltowski, 229 , 1957–pres. , , align=left , F. B. Zoltowski; amateur , align=left , F. B. Zoltowski , , - id="G. Zonaro" , align=left , Giovanni Zonaro , , n.a. , , align=left , G. Zonaro; amateur, :it:Giovanni Zonaro, (bio-it) , align=left , G. Zonaro , — , - id="C. Zurita" , align=left , Cristina Zurita , , n.a. , , align=left , C. Zurita; inferred , align=left , C. Zurita , — , - id="A. Zytkow" , align=left , Anna N. Żytkow , :Discoveries by Anna N. Żytkow, 7 , 1947–pres. , , align=left , A. Żytkow; , align=left , A. Zytkow , —

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}) , align=left , Begues , - id="Belesta" , align=left , Bélesta Observatory , :Discoveries by the Bélesta Observatory, 2 , IAU code#A05, A05 , , align=left , Bélesta Obs.; at Bélesta-en-Lauragais, ADAGIO society , align=left , Belesta , - id="Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program" , align=left , Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program , :Discoveries by SCAP, 1304 , IAU code#327, 327 , , align=left , SCAP; , align=left , Beijing Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program; NAOC Schmidt CCD Asteroid Program , - id="Bergen-Enkheim" , align=left , Bergen-Enkheim Observatory , :Discoveries by the Bergen-Enkheim Observatory, 1 , IAU code#A74, A74 , , align=left , Bergen-Enkheim Obs.; , align=left , Bergen-Enkheim , - id="Bergisch Gladbach" , align=left , Bergisch Gladbach Observatory , :Discoveries by the Bergisch Gladbach Observatory, 11 , IAU code#621, 621 , , align=left , Bergisch Gladbach Obs.; , align=left , Bergisch Gladbach , - id="Bohyunsan" , align=left , Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory , :Discoveries by the Bohyunsan Optical Astronomy Observatory, 31 , IAU code#344, 344 , , align=left , Bohyunsan Obs.; , align=left , Bohyunsan , - id="Boyden Observatory" , align=left , Boyden Observatory , :Discoveries by the Boyden Observatory, 4 , IAU code#074, 074 , , align=left , Boyden Obs.; , align=left , Boyden Observatory , - id="Bulgarian National Observatory" , align=left , Bulgarian National Observatory , :Discoveries by the Rozhen Observatory, 10 , IAU code#071, 071 , , align=left , Bulgarian National Obs.; , align=left , Bulgarian National Observatory , - id="Cala d'Hort" , align=left , Cala d'Hort Observatory , , IAU code#C85, C85 , , align=left , Cala d'Hort Obs.; ''(Observatorio Cala d'Hort)'' , align=left , Observatiorio Cala d'Hort , - id="CBA-East" , align=left , CBA-East Observatory , :Discoveries by the CBA-East Observatory, 1 , IAU code#H86, H86 , , align=left , CBA-East Obs.; , align=left , CBA-East , - id="CERGA" , align=left , CERGA Observatory , :Discoveries by the CERGA Observatory, 24 , IAU code#010, 010 , , align=left , CERGA; Centre de recherches en géodynamique et astrométrie , align=left , CERGA , - id="CSS" , align=left , Catalina Sky Survey , :Discoveries by the Catalina Sky Survey, 30578 , IAU code#703, 703 , , align=left , CSS; , align=left , CSS , - id="Calar Alto" , align=left , Calar Alto Observatory , :Discoveries by the Calar Alto Observatory, 8 , IAU code#493, 493 , , align=left , Calar Alto Obs.; , align=left , Calar Alto , - id="Calvin College" , align=left , Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory , :Discoveries by the Calvin–Rehoboth Observatory, 114 , IAU code#G98, G98 , , align=left , Calvin–Rehoboth Obs.; in NM, cite: , disc: to Prairie School, all others to Calvin College , align=left , Calvin College; Prairie School , - id="Campinas" , align=left , Campinas Observatory , :Discoveries by the Observatório de Campinas, 1 , IAU code#870, 870 , , align=left , Campinas Obs.; ''Observatório de Campinas'' , align=left , Campinas , - id="Campo Catino" , align=left , Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Campo Catino Astronomical Observatory, 5 , IAU code#468, 468 , , align=left , Campo Catino Obs.; ''Osservatorio Astronomico Campo Catino'' , align=left , Campo Catino , - id="Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey" , align=left , Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey , :Discoveries by the Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey, 5 , IAU code#I10, I10 , , align=left , CAOS; , align=left , Campo Catino Austral Observatory Survey , - id="CINEOS" , align=left , Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey , :Discoveries by CINEOS, 1734 , IAU code#599, 599 , , align=left , CINEOS; , align=left , CINEOS; Campo Imperatore; Campo Imperatore Near Earth Object Survey , - id="Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey" , align=left , Canada–France Ecliptic Plane Survey , :Discoveries by the Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey, 2 , IAU code#568, 568 ,
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presumably conducted at CFHT, using generic Mauna Kea obs. code (568) , align=left , Canada-France Ecliptic Plane Survey , - id="Catalina Station" , align=left , Catalina Station , :Discoveries by the Catalina Station, 1 , IAU code#693, 693 , , align=left , Catalina Stn.; , align=left , Catalina Station , - id="Cavezzo" , align=left , Cavezzo Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cavezzo Observatory, 7 , IAU code#107, 107 , , align=left , Cavezzo Obs.; , align=left , Cavezzo , - id="Cavriana" , align=left , Cavriana Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cavriana Observatory, 2 , IAU code#571, 571 , , align=left , Cavriana Obs.; '':it:Osservatorio di Cavriana, Osservatorio di Cavriana'' , align=left , Cavriana , - id="Cerro Burek" , align=left , Alianza S4 Observatory , :Discoveries by the Alianza S4 Observatory, 126 , IAU code#I08, I08 , , align=left , Alianza S4 Obs.; , align=left , Cerro Burek , - id="Cerro El Roble" , align=left , Cerro El Roble Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cerro El Roble Observatory, 1 , IAU code#805, 805 , , align=left , Cerro El Roble Stn.; , align=left , Cerro El Roble , - id="Cerro Paranal" , align=left , Paranal Observatory , :Discoveries by the Paranal Observatory, 5 , IAU code#309, 309 , , align=left , Paranal Obs.; , align=left , Cerro Paranal , - id="Cerro Tololo" , align=left , Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory , :Discoveries by CTIO, 249 , IAU code#807, 807 , , align=left , Cerro Tololo Obs.; , align=left , Cerro Tololo , - id="Cerro Tololo-LCO" , align=left , Cerro Tololo-LCO , :Discoveries by the Las Cumbres Observatory node at Cerro Tololo, 1 , IAU code#W85, W85, IAU code#W86, W86, IAU code#W87, W87 , , align=left , CTIO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory (LCO) node at Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory, CTIO , align=left , Cerro Tololo-LCO B , - id="Chante-Perdrix" , align=left , Chante-Perdrix Observatory , :Discoveries by the Observatoire Chante-Perdrix, 162 , IAU code#A77, A77 , , align=left , Chante-Perdrix Obs.; Observatoire Chante-Perdrix , align=left , Chante-Perdrix , - id="Cielo Profundo" , align=left , Cielo Profundo Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cielo Profundo Observatory, 1 , IAU code#J01, J01 , , align=left , Cielo Profundo Obs.; , align=left , Observatorio Cielo , - id="Colleverde" , align=left , Colleverde di Guidonia Observatory , :Discoveries by the Colleverde di Guidonia Observatory, 2 , IAU code#596, 596 , , align=left , Colleverde Obs.; ''Osservatorio Colleverde di Guidonia'' , align=left , Colleverde , - id="Copenhagen Observatory" , align=left , Copenhagen University Observatory , :Discoveries by the Copenhagen University Observatory, 8 , IAU code#035, 035 , , align=left , Copenhagen Obs.; , align=left , Copenhagen Observatory , - id="Cordell-Lorenz" , align=left , Cordell–Lorenz Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cordell–Lorenz Observatory, 30 , IAU code#850, 850 , , align=left , Cordell–Lorenz Obs.; , align=left , Cordell-Lorenz , - id="Crimean Astrophysical Observatory" , align=left , Crimean Astrophysical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Crimean Astrophysical Observatory, 13 , IAU code#095, 095 , , align=left , Crimean Astrophysical Obs.; , align=left , Crimean Astrophysical Observatory , - id="Crni Vrh" , align=left , Črni Vrh Observatory , :Discoveries by the Črni Vrh Observatory, 427 , IAU code#106, 106 , , align=left , Črni Vrh; , align=left , Crni Vrh , - id="DECam" , align=left , Dark Energy Camera , :Discoveries by DECam, 81 , IAU code#W84, W84 , , align=left , CTIO-DECam; , align=left , DECam , - id="Dark Energy Survey" , align=left , Dark Energy Survey , :Discoveries by the Dark Energy Survey, 6 , IAU code#W84, W84 , , align=left , CTIO-DES; , align=left , Dark Energy Survey , - id="Dax" , align=left , Dax Observatory , :Discoveries by the Observatoire de Dax, 8 , IAU code#958, 958 , , align=left , Dax Obs.; ''Observatoire de Dax'' , align=left , Dax , - id="Deep Ecliptic Survey" , align=left , Deep Ecliptic Survey , :Discoveries by the Deep Ecliptic Survey, 9 , IAU code#695, 695 , , align=left , DES; , align=left , Deep Ecliptic Survey , - id="Deep Lens Survey" , align=left , Deep Lens Survey , :Discoveries by the Deep Lens Survey, 80 , IAU code#807, 807 ,
, align=left , DLS; , align=left , Deep Lens Survey , - id="Drebach" , align=left , Drebach Observatory , :Discoveries by the Volkssternwarte Drebach, 16 , IAU code#113, 113 , , align=left , Drebach Obs. , align=left , Drebach; Volkssternwarte Drebach , - id="Doc Greiner Research Observatory" , align=left , Doc Greiner Research Observatory , :Discoveries by the Doc Greiner Research Observatory, 1 , IAU code#G48, G48 , , align=left , Greiner Obs.; , align=left , Doc Greiner Research Observatory , - id="EURONEAR" , align=left , European Near Earth Asteroids Research , :Discoveries by EURONEAR, 12 , IAU code#809, 809 , , align=left , EURONEAR; , align=left , EURONEAR , - id="El Centro" , align=left , Desert Wanderer Observatory , :Discoveries by the Desert Wanderer Observatory, 2 , IAU code#G78, G78 , , align=left , Desert Wanderer Obs.; , align=left , El Centro , - id="Farpoint" , align=left , Farpoint Observatory , :Discoveries by the Farpoint Observatory, 137 , IAU code#734, 734 , , align=left , Farpoint Obs.; cite: , NEKAAL, Kansas , align=left , Farpoint; Eskridge , - id="Essen" , align=left , Walter Hohmann Observatory , :Discoveries by the Walter Hohmann Observatory, 11 , IAU code#636, 636 , , align=left , Walter Hohmann Obs.; , align=left , Essen , - id="European Southern Observatory" , align=left , European Southern Observatory , :Discoveries by ESO, 2 , IAU code#809, 809 , , align=left , ESO; , align=left , European Southern Observatory , - id="Everstar" , align=left , Everstar Observatory , :Discoveries by the Everstar Observatory, 3 , IAU code#849, 849 , , align=left , Everstar Obs.; , align=left , Everstar , - id="Eygalayes" , align=left , Eygalayes Observatory , :Discoveries by the Eygalayes Observatory, 1 , IAU code#B44, B44 , , align=left , Eygalayes Obs.; , align=left , Eygalayes , - id="Farra d'Isonzo" , align=left , Farra d'Isonzo Observatory , :Discoveries by the Astronomical Observatory of Farra d'Isonzo, 225 , IAU code#595, 595 , , align=left , Farra d'Isonzo; , align=left , Farra d'Isonzo , - id="Faulkes Telescope Educational Project" , align=left , Faulkes Telescope Educational Project , :Discoveries by the Faulkes Telescope Educational Project, 3 , IAU code#608, 608 , , align=left , Faulkes Project; , align=left , Faulkes Telescope Educational Project , - id="Faulkes Telescope North" , align=left , Faulkes Telescope North , :Discoveries by the Faulkes Telescope North, 5 , IAU code#F65, F65 , , align=left , Haleakala-Faulkes; , align=left , Haleakala , - id="Felix Aguilar Observatory" , align=left , Félix Aguilar Observatory , :Discoveries by the Félix Aguilar Observatory, 63 , IAU code#808, 808 , , align=left , Félix Aguilar Obs.; , align=left , Felix Aguilar Observatory , - id="Fountain Hills" , align=left , Fountain Hills Observatory , :Discoveries by the Fountain Hills Observatory, 35 , IAU code#678, 678 , , align=left , Fountain Hills Obs.; , align=left , Fountain Hills , - id="Frasso Sabino" , align=left , Frasso Sabino Observatory , :Discoveries by the Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino, 2 , IAU code#157, 157 , , align=left , Frasso Sabino Obs.; Osservatorio di Frasso Sabino , align=left , Frasso Sabino , - id="Goodricke-Pigott" , align=left , Goodricke-Pigott Observatory , :Discoveries by the Goodricke-Pigott Observatory, 75 , IAU code#683, 683 , , align=left , Goodricke-Pigott Obs.; , align=left , Goodricke-Pigott , - id="Great Shefford" , align=left , Great Shefford Observatory , :Discoveries by the Great Shefford Observatory, 10 , IAU code#J95, J95 , , align=left , Great Shefford Obs.; , align=left , Great Shefford , - id="Harvard Observatory" , align=left , Harvard College Observatory , :Discoveries by the Harvard College Observatory, 55 , IAU code#800, 800, IAU code#802, 802 , , align=left , Harvard Obs.; , align=left , Harvard Observatory , - id="Haute Provence" , align=left , Haute-Provence Observatory , :Discoveries by the Haute-Provence Observatory, 5 , IAU code#511, 511 , , align=left , Haute-Provence Obs.; , align=left , Haute Provence; Institute d'Astrophysics , - id="Hawkeye" , align=left , Hawkeye Observatory , :Discoveries by the Hawkeye Observatory, 1 , IAU code#H52, H52 , , align=left , Hawkeye Obs.; , align=left , Hawkeye , - id="Herrenberg" , align=left , Herrenberg Observatory , :Discoveries by the Herrenberg Observatory, 1 , IAU code#240, 240 , , align=left , Herrenberg Obs.; , align=left , Herrenberg , - id="Hibiscus" , align=left , Hibiscus Observatory , :Discoveries by the Hibiscus Observatory, 3 , IAU code#F84, F84 , , align=left , Hibiscus Obs.; , align=left , Hibiscus , - id="Hormersdorf" , align=left , Hormersdorf Observatory , :Discoveries by the Hormersdorf Observatory, 6 , IAU code#A35, A35 , , align=left , Hormersdorf Obs.; , align=left , Hormersdorf , - id="Hunters Hill" , align=left , Hunters Hill Observatory , :Discoveries by the Hunters Hill Observatory, 1 , IAU code#E14, E14 , , align=left , Hunters Hill Obs.; , align=left , Hunters Hill , - id="IAA-AI" , align=left , IAA-AI Atacama , :Discoveries by IAA-AI Atacama, 2 , IAU code#I16, I16 , , align=left , IAA-AI; , align=left , IAA-AI , - id="INAS" , align=left , International Near-Earth Asteroid Survey , :Discoveries by INAS, 8 , IAU code#675, 675 , , align=left , INAS; , align=left , INAS , - id="IRAS" , align=left , Infrared Astronomical Satellite , :Discoveries by IRAS, 4 , IAU code#500, 500 , , align=left , IRAS; , align=left , IRAS , - id="ISON" , align=left , International Scientific Optical Network , :Discoveries by the International Scientific Optical Network, 10 , IAU code#H15, H15 , , align=left , ISON; , align=left , ISON , - id="ASC-Kislovodsk" , align=left , ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory , :Discoveries by the ASC-Kislovodsk Observatory, 11 , IAU code#D00, D00 , , align=left , ASC-Kislovodsk; , align=left , ASC-Kislovodsk; ISON-Kislovodsk Observatory , - id="Indiana University" , align=left , Indiana Asteroid Program , :Discoveries by Indiana University (Indiana Asteroid Program), 119 , IAU code#760, 760 , , align=left , Indiana University; , align=left , Indiana University , - id="Ishigakijima" , align=left , Ishigakijima Astronomical Observatory , 2 , IAU code#D44, D44 , , align=left , Ishigakijima Obs.; disc: and , align=left , Ishigakijima , - id="JATE Asteroid Survey" , align=left , JATE Asteroid Survey , , IAU code#461, 461 , , align=left , JATE Asteroid Survey; , align=left , JATE Asteroid Survey , - id="Japan Spaceguard Association" , align=left , Japan Spaceguard Association , :Discoveries by the Japan Spaceguard Association, 1 , IAU code#381, 381 , , align=left , JSGA; , align=left , Japan Spaceguard Association , - id="Jarnac" , align=left , Jarnac Observatory , :Discoveries by the Jarnac Observatory, 168 , IAU code#G92, G92 , , align=left , Jarnac Obs.; , align=left , Jarnac , - id="John J. McCarthy" , align=left , John J. McCarthy Observatory , :Discoveries by the John J. McCarthy Observatory, 1 , IAU code#932, 932 , , align=left , John J. McCarthy Obs.; , align=left , John J. McCarthy , - id="Jonathan B. Postel" , align=left , Jonathan B. Postel Observatory , :Discoveries by the Jonathan B. Postel Observatory, 1 , IAU code#201, 201 , , align=left , Jonathan B. Postel Obs.; , align=left , Jonathan B. Postel , - id="Junk Bond" , align=left , Junk Bond Observatory , :Discoveries by the Junk Bond Observatory, 53 , IAU code#701, 701 , , align=left , Junk Bond Obs.; , align=left , Junk Bond , - id="Vicques" , align=left , Jura Observatory , :Discoveries by the Jura Observatory, 6 , IAU code#185, 185 , , align=left , Jura Obs.; , align=left , Vicques , - id="Kepler" , align=left , Kepler (spacecraft) , :Discoveries by Kepler, 1 , IAU code#C55, C55 , , align=left , Kepler; , align=left , KEPLER , - id="KLENOT" , align=left , Klet Observatory near Earth and other unusual objects observations team and telescope , :Discoveries by KLENOT, 36 , IAU code#246, 246 , , align=left , KLENOT; , align=left , KLENOT , - id="Kachina" , align=left , Kachina Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kachina Observatory, 5 , IAU code#G89, G89 , , align=left , Kachina Obs.; , align=left , Kachina , - id="Kambah" , align=left , Kambah Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kambah Observatory, 1 , IAU code#415, 415 , , align=left , Kambah Obs.; , align=left , Kambah , - id="Kiso" , align=left , Kiso Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kiso Observatory, 3 , IAU code#381, 381 , , align=left , Kiso Obs.; , align=left , Kiso , - id="Kitt Peak" , align=left , Kitt Peak National Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kitt Peak National Observatory, 104 , IAU code#695, 695 , , align=left , Kitt Peak Obs.; , align=left , Kitt Peak , - id="Klet" , align=left , Kleť Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kleť Observatory, 301 , IAU code#046, 046 , , align=left , Kleť Obs.; , align=left , Klet , - id="Kvistaberg" , align=left , Kvistaberg Observatory , :Discoveries by the Kvistaberg Observatory, 6 , IAU code#049, 049 , , align=left , Kvistaberg Obs.; , align=left , Kvistaberg , - id="LINEAR" , align=left , Lincoln Near-Earth Asteroid Research , :Discoveries by LINEAR, 150558 , IAU code#704, 704 , , align=left , LINEAR; , align=left , LINEAR , - id="LONEOS" , align=left , Lowell Observatory Near-Earth-Object Search , :Discoveries by LONEOS, 22852 , IAU code#688, 688 , , align=left , LONEOS; , align=left , LONEOS; Lowell Observatory Near-Earth Asteroid Survey , - id="LUSS" , align=left , Lulin Sky Survey , :Discoveries by LUSS, 305 , IAU code#D35, D35 , , align=left , LUSS; , align=left , LUSS , - id="La Palma" , align=left , Roque de los Muchachos Observatory , :Discoveries by the Roque de los Muchachos Observatory, 39 , IAU code#950, 950 , , align=left , La Palma Obs.; , align=left , La Palma , - id="La Plata" , align=left , La Plata Observatory , :Discoveries by the La Plata Astronomical Observatory, 5 , IAU code#839, 839 , , align=left , La Plata Obs.; , align=left , La Plata , - id="La Silla" , align=left , La Silla Observatory , :Discoveries by the La Silla Observatory, 27 , IAU code#I05, I05 , , align=left , La Silla Obs.; , align=left , La Silla , - id="Lake Tekapo" , align=left , Mount John University Observatory , :Discoveries by the Mount John University Observatory, 5 , IAU code#474, 474 , , align=left , Mount John Obs.; , align=left , Lake Tekapo , - id="Las Campanas" , align=left , Las Campanas Observatory , :Discoveries by the Las Campanas Observatory, 1 , IAU code#304, 304 , , align=left , Las Campanas Obs.; , align=left , Las Campanas , - id="Les Engarouines" , align=left , Les Engarouines Observatory , :Discoveries by the Les Engarouines Observatory, 3 , IAU code#A14, A14 , , align=left , Les Engarouines Obs.; Observatoire des Engarouines, Laurent Bernasconi, , align=left , Les Engarouines , - id="Lick Observatory" , align=left , Lick Observatory , :Discoveries by the Lick Observatory, 4 , IAU code#662, 662 , , align=left , Lick Obs.; , align=left , Lick Observatory , - id="LightBuckets" , align=left , LightBuckets Observatory , :Discoveries by the LightBuckets Observatory, 4 , IAU code#B10, B10, IAU code#H11, H11 ,
, align=left , LightBuckets Obs.; , align=left , LightBuckets , - id="Lincoln Laboratory ETS" , align=left , Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site , :Discoveries by the Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site, 8 , IAU code#704, 704 , , align=left , Lincoln Lab ETS; , align=left , Lincoln Laboratory ETS; Socorro , - id="Linz" , align=left , Davidschlag Observatory , :Discoveries by the Davidschlag Observatory, 5 , IAU code#540, 540 , , align=left , Davidschlag Obs.; Linz Observatory , align=left , Linz , - id="Loiano" , align=left , Loiano Observatory , :Discoveries by the Loiano Observatory, 1 , IAU code#598, 598 , , align=left , Loiano Obs.; ''Osservatorio Astronomico di Loiano'' , align=left , Loiano , - id="Los Molinos" , align=left , Los Molinos Observatory , :Discoveries by the Los Molinos Observatory, 2 , IAU code#844, 844 , , align=left , Los Molinos Obs.; , align=left , Los Molinos , - id="Lowell Observatory" , align=left , Lowell Observatory , :Discoveries by the Lowell Observatory, 3 , IAU code#690, 690 , , align=left , Lowell Obs.; , align=left , Lowell Observatory , - id="Lowell Discovery Telescope" , align=left , Lowell Discovery Telescope , :Discoveries by the Lowell Discovery Telescope, 1 , IAU code#G37, G37 , , align=left , Lowell Discovery Tel.; , align=left , Flagstaff , - id="Lulin" , align=left , Lulin Observatory , :Discoveries by the Lulin Observatory, 24 , IAU code#D35, D35 , , align=left , Lulin Obs.; , align=left , Lulin , - id="ESA OGS" , align=left , OGS Telescope , :Discoveries by ESA OGS, 203 , IAU code#J04, J04 , , align=left , ESA OGS; , align=left , ESA OGS , - id="Lumezzane" , align=left , Lumezzane Observatory , :Discoveries by the Lumezzane Observatory, 1 , IAU code#130, 130 , , align=left , Lumezzane Obs.; ''Osservatorio Astronomico Serafino Zani'' , align=left , Lumezzane , - id="Madonna di Dossobuono" , align=left , Madonna di Dossobuono Observatory , :Discoveries by the Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono, 7 , IAU code#560, 560 , , align=left , Madonna di Dossobuono Obs.; ''(Osservatorio Madonna di Dossobuono)'' , align=left , Madonna di Dossobuono , - id="Majdanak" , align=left , Majdanak Observatory , :Discoveries by the Majdanak Observatory, 3 , IAU code#188, 188 , , align=left , Majdanak Obs.; , align=left , Majdanak , - id="Malaga" , align=left , Málaga Observatory , :Discoveries by the Málaga Observatory, 1 , IAU code#J40, J40 , , align=left , Málaga Obs.; , align=left , Malaga , - id="Consell" , align=left , Consell Observatory , :Discoveries by the Consell Observatory, 2 , IAU code#176, 176 , , align=left , Consell Obs.; ''(Observatorio Astronómico de Consell)'' , align=left , Consell , - id="Marxuquera" , align=left , Marxuquera Observatory , :Discoveries by the Marxuquera Observatory, 1 , IAU code#952, 952 , , align=left , Marxuquera Obs.; ''Observatori Astronòmic Marxuquera'' , align=left , Marxuquera , - id="MASTER-SAAO" , align=left , MASTER-SAAO Telescope , , IAU code#K95, K95 , , align=left , MASTER; at South African Astronomical Observatory , align=left , MASTER , - id="Mauna Kea" , align=left , Mauna Kea Observatories , :Discoveries by the Mauna Kea Observatories, 476 , IAU code#568, 568 , , align=left , Mauna Kea Obs.; , align=left , Mauna Kea , - id="Mayhill" , align=left , iTelescope Observatory , :Discoveries by the iTelescope Observatory, 43 , IAU code#H06, H06, IAU code#H10, H10 , , align=left , iTelescope Obs.; , align=left , Mayhill , - id="McDonald Observatory" , align=left , McDonald Observatory , :Discoveries by the McDonald Observatory, 2 , IAU code#711, 711, IAU code#V37, V37 , , align=left , McDonald Obs.; , align=left , McDonald Observatory , - id="Merida" , align=left , Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Llano del Hato National Astronomical Observatory, 1 , IAU code#303, 303 , , align=left , Llano del Hato Obs.; , align=left , Mérida , - id="Falera" , align=left , Mirasteilas Observatory , :Discoveries by the Mirasteilas Observatory, 1 , IAU code#B67, B67 , , align=left , Mirasteilas Obs.; , align=left , Falera , - id="Modra" , align=left , Modra Observatory , :Discoveries by the Modra Observatory, 15 , IAU code#118, 118 , , align=left , Modra Obs.; , align=left , Modra , - id="Moletai" , align=left , Molėtai Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Molėtai Astronomical Observatory, 43 , IAU code#152, 152 , , align=left , Molėtai Obs.; , align=left , Moletai , - id="Monte Viseggi" , align=left , Monte Viseggi Observatory , :Discoveries by the Osservatorio Astronomico di Monte Viseggi, 4 , IAU code#126, 126 , , align=left , Monte Viseggi Obs.; ''Osservatorio Monte Viseggi'' , align=left , Monte Viseggi , - id="Moriyama" , align=left , Moriyama Observatory , :Discoveries by the Moriyama Observatory, 1 , IAU code#900, 900 , , align=left , Moriyama Obs.; , align=left , Moriyama , - id="Mt. Lemmon Survey" , align=left , Mount Lemmon Survey , :Discoveries by MLS, 89589 , IAU code#G96, G96 , , align=left , Mount Lemmon Survey; , align=left , Mt. Lemmon Survey; Mount Lemmon Survey , - id="Mount Lemmon Sky Center" , align=left , Mount Lemmon Sky Center , :Discoveries by the Mount Lemmon Sky Center, 1 , IAU code#G84, G84 , , align=left , Mount Lemmon Sky Center; lowest , align=left , Mount Lemmon SkyCenter; Mount Lemmon SkyCe , - id="NEAT" , align=left , Near-Earth Asteroid Tracking , :Discoveries by NEAT, 44263 , IAU code#566, 566, IAU code#566, 644 , , align=left , NEAT; , align=left , NEAT , - id="Nachi-Katsuura" , align=left , Nachi-Katsuura Observatory , :Discoveries by the Nachi-Katsuura Observatory, 1 , IAU code#905, 905 , , align=left , Nachi-Katsuura Obs.; , align=left , Nachi-Katsuura , - id="Nacogdoches" , align=left , SFA Observatory , :Discoveries by the SFA Observatory, 4 , IAU code#740, 740 , , align=left , SFA Obs.; , align=left , Nacogdoches , - id="Nakagawa" , align=left , Nakagawa Observatory , :Discoveries by the Nakagawa Observatory, 1 , IAU code#D74, D74 , , align=left , Nakagawa Obs.; , align=left , Nakagawa , - id="Nanchuan" , align=left , Nanchuan Observatory , :Discoveries by the Nanchuan Observatory, 1 , IAU code#D14, D14 , , align=left , Nanchuan Obs.; , align=left , Nanchuan , - id="Needville" , align=left , George Observatory , :Discoveries by the George Observatory, 220 , IAU code#735, 735 , , align=left , Needville Obs.; , align=left , Needville , - id="La Palma-NEON" , align=left , Network of European Observatories in the North , :Discoveries by NEON, 1 , IAU code#J50, J50 , , align=left , NEON; La Palma Obs. , align=left , La Palma-NEON , - id="New Horizons KBO Search" , align=left , New Horizons KBO Search , :Discoveries by the New Horizons KBO Search, 2 , IAU code#250, 250, IAU code#266, 266–269 , , align=left , New Horizons KBO Search; first discovery (516977) 2012 HZ84, (516977); lowest numbered discovery 486958 Arrokoth, (486958) , align=left , New Horizons KBO Search; New Horizons Search Team , - id="New Milford" , align=left , John J. McCarthy Observatory , :Discoveries by the John J. McCarthy Observatory, 3 , IAU code#932, 932 , , align=left , John J. McCarthy Obs.; , align=left , New Milford , - id="Nyrola" , align=left , Nyrölän observatorio , :Discoveries by the Nyrölän observatorio, 1 , IAU code#174, 174 , , align=left , Nyrölä; , align=left , Nyrola , - id="Nyukasa" , align=left , Mount Nyukasa Station , :Discoveries by the Mount Nyukasa Station, 116 , IAU code#408, 408 , , align=left , Mount Nyukasa Stn.; , align=left , Nyukasa , - id="OAM" , align=left , Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca , :Discoveries by the Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca, 2869 , IAU code#620, 620, IAU code#J75, J75 , , align=left , OAM Obs.; Astronomical Observatory of Mallorca (620), La Sagra Observatory (J75) , align=left , OAM; OAM Observatory , - id="OCA-Anza" , align=left , OCA-Anza Observatory , :Discoveries by the Orange County Astronomers - Anza, 1 , IAU code#643, 643 , , align=left , OCA-Anza; Orange County Astronomers - Anza , align=left , OCA-Anza , - id="ODAS" , align=left , OCA-DLR Asteroid Survey , :Discoveries by ODAS, 1089 , IAU code#910, 910 , , align=left , ODAS; , align=left , ODAS , - id="Oak Ridge Observatory" , align=left , Oak Ridge Observatory , :Discoveries by the Oak Ridge Observatory, 38 , IAU code#801, 801 , , align=left , Oak Ridge Observatory; , align=left , Oak Ridge Observatory , - id="Oakley" , align=left , Oakley Observatory , :Discoveries by the Oakley Observatory, 3 , IAU code#916, 916, IAU code#E09, E09 ,
, align=left , Oakley Obs.; , align=left , Oakley , - id="Observatoire Naef" , align=left , Observatory Naef Épendes , :Discoveries by the Observatory Naef Épendes, 24 , IAU code#A13, A13 , , align=left , Naef Obs.; , align=left , Observatoire Naef , - id="Observatorio Montcabre" , align=left , Montcabre Observatory , :Discoveries by the Montcabre Observatory, 1 , IAU code#213, 213 , , align=left , Montcabre Obs.; ''Observatorio Montcabre'' , align=left , Observatorio Montcabre , - id="Olathe" , align=left , Sunflower Observatory , :Discoveries by the Sunflower Observatory, 10 , IAU code#739, 739, IAU code#849, 849 , , align=left , Olathe; , align=left , Olathe , - id="Ondrejov" , align=left , Ondřejov Observatory , :Discoveries by the Ondřejov Observatory, 25 , IAU code#557, 557 , , align=left , Ondřejov Obs.; (Observatoř Ondřejov), cite , align=left , Ondrejov , - id="Oohira" , align=left , Nihondaira Observatory Oohira Station , :Discoveries by the Nihondaira Observatory, 6 , IAU code#385, 385 , , align=left , Oohira Stn.; , align=left , Oohira , - id="Osservatorio Cima Rest" , align=left , Cima Rest Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cima Rest Observatory, 1 , IAU code#B11, B11 , , align=left , Cima Rest Obs.; ''Osservatorio Cima Rest'' , align=left , Osservatorio Cima Rest , - id="Osservatorio Polino" , align=left , Polino Observatory , :Discoveries by the Osservatorio Polino, 2 , IAU code#609, 609 , , align=left , Polino Obs.; ''Osservatorio Polino'' , align=left , Osservatorio Polino , - id="Osservatorio San Vittore" , align=left , San Vittore Observatory , :Discoveries by the Osservatorio San Vittore, 99 , IAU code#552, 552 , , align=left , San Vittore Obs.; ''Osservatorio San Vittore'' , align=left , Osservatorio San Vittore , - id="Ottmarsheim" , align=left , Ottmarsheim Observatory , :Discoveries by the Ottmarsheim Observatory, 15 , IAU code#224, 224 , , align=left , Ottmarsheim Obs.; ''Observatoire d'Ottmarsheim'' , align=left , Ottmarsheim , - id="OSSOS" , align=left , Outer Solar System Origins Survey , :Discoveries by OSSOS, 40 , IAU code#568, 568 , , align=left , OSSOS; lowest numbered discovery: , align=left , Outer Solar System Origins Survey , - id="Oukaimeden" , align=left , Oukaïmeden Observatory , :Discoveries by the Oukaïmeden Observatory, 1 , IAU code#J43, J43 , , align=left , Oukaïmeden Obs.; , align=left , Oukaimeden , - id="PCAS" , align=left , Palomar Planet-Crossing Asteroid Survey , :Discoveries by PCAS, 20 , IAU code#675, 675 , , align=left , PCAS; , align=left , PCAS , - id="PMO NEO Survey Program" , align=left , PMO NEO Survey Program , :Discoveries by the PMO NEO Survey Program, 761 , IAU code#330, 330 , , align=left , PMO NEO; , align=left , PMO NEO Survey Program; PMO Neo Survey Program , - id="Palomar" , align=left , Palomar Observatory , :Discoveries by the Palomar Observatory, 60 , IAU code#675, 675 , , align=left , Palomar Obs.; , align=left , Palomar , - id="Palomar Transient Factory" , align=left , Palomar Transient Factory , :Discoveries by the Palomar Transient Factory, 143 , IAU code#I41, I41 , , align=left , PTF; , align=left , Palomar Transient Factory , - id="Pan-STARRS 1" , align=left , Pan-STARRS , :Discoveries by Pan-STARRS, 23414 , IAU code#F51, F51 , , align=left , Pan-STARRS; , align=left , Pan-STARRS 1; Pan-STARRS1 , - id="Pan-STARRS 2" , align=left , Pan-STARRS 2 , :Discoveries by Pan-STARRS 2, 52 , IAU code#F52, F52 , , align=left , Pan-STARRS 2; first discovery , align=left , Pan-STARRS 2 , - id="Peking Observatory" , align=left , Beijing Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Beijing Astronomical Observatory, 1 , IAU code#324, 324, IAU code#327, 327 , , align=left , Peking Obs.; , align=left , Peking Observatory , - id="Perth Observatory" , align=left , Perth Observatory , :Discoveries by the Perth Observatory, 29 , IAU code#319, 319, IAU code#322, 322 , , align=left , Perth Obs.; , align=left , Perth Observatory , - id="Pic du Midi" , align=left , Pic du Midi Observatory , :Discoveries by the Pic du Midi Observatory, 9 , IAU code#586, 586 , , align=left , Pic du Midi Obs.; french: Observatoire du Pic du Midi, cite: , align=left , Pic du Midi , - id="Pises" , align=left , Pises Observatory , :Discoveries by the Pises Observatory, 44 , IAU code#122, 122 , , align=left , Pises Obs.; ''Observatoire des Pises'' , align=left , Pises , - id="Piszkesteto" , align=left , Piszkéstető Station , :Discoveries by the Piszkéstető Station, 5 , IAU code#461, 461, IAU code#561, 561 , , align=left , Piszkéstető Stn.; , align=left , Piszkesteto , - id="Pla D'Arguines" , align=left , Pla D'Arguines Observatory , :Discoveries by the Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines, 43 , IAU code#941, 941 , , align=left , Pla D'Arguines Obs.; ''Observatorio Astronomico Pla D'Arguines'' , align=left , Pla D'Arguines , - id="Pleiade" , align=left , Pleiade Observatory , :Discoveries by the Pleiade Observatory, 1 , IAU code#H96, H96 , , align=left , Pleiade Obs.; , align=left , Pleiade , - id="Powell" , align=left ,

, :Discoveries by the Powell Observatory, 22 , IAU code#649, 649 , , align=left , Powell Obs.; , align=left , Powell , - id="Prairie Grass" , align=left , Prairie Grass Observatory , :Discoveries by the Prairie Grass Observatory, 2 , IAU code#H59, H59 , , align=left , Prairie Grass Obs.; , align=left , Prairie Grass , - id="Puckett" , align=left , Puckett Observatory , :Discoveries by the Puckett Observatory, 1 , IAU code#752, 752, IAU code#764, 764 , , align=left , Puckett Obs.; , align=left , Puckett , - id="Purple Mountain Observatory" , align=left , Purple Mountain Observatory , :Discoveries by the Purple Mountain Observatory, 150 , IAU code#330, 330 , , align=left , Purple Mountain Obs.; , align=left , Purple Mountain Observatory , - id="Q. s. observers" , align=left , Q. s. observers , :Discoveries by the Q. s. observers, 7 , IAU code#G96, G96, IAU code#691, 691, IAU code#F51, F51, IAU code#D03, D03 , , align=left , Q. s. observers; , align=left , Q. s. observers; observers, q.-s.; observers, Q. s.; q.-s. observers , - id="Tincana" , align=left , Rantiga Observatory , 1 , IAU code#D03, D03 , , align=left , Rantiga Obs.; Rantiga Osservatorio, Carpineti , align=left , Tincana , - id="Reedy Creek" , align=left , Reedy Creek Observatory , :Discoveries by the Reedy Creek Observatory, 1 , IAU code#428, 428 , , align=left , Reedy Creek Obs.; , align=left , Reedy Creek , - id="Remanzacco" , align=left , Remanzacco Observatory , :Discoveries by the Remanzacco Observatory, 9 , IAU code#473, 473 , , align=left , Remanzacco Obs.; , align=left , Remanzacco , - id="Royal Observatory Edinburgh" , align=left , Royal Observatory Edinburgh , :Discoveries by the Royal Observatory Edinburgh, 7 , IAU code#277, 277 ,
, align=left , Edinburgh Obs.; , align=left , Royal Observatory Edinburgh , - id="Stroncone" , align=left , Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Santa Lucia Stroncone Astronomical Observatory, 55 , IAU code#589, 589 , , align=left , Santa Lucia Obs.; , align=left , Stroncone , - id="SM Montmagastrell" , align=left , Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory , :Discoveries by the Santa Maria de Montmagastrell Observatory, 3 , IAU code#B74, B74 , , align=left , Montmagastrell Obs.; Observatory Santa Maria de Montmagastrell , align=left , SM Montmagastrell , - id="Saint-Sulpice" , align=left , Saint-Sulpice Observatory , :Discoveries by the Saint-Sulpice Observatory, 19 , IAU code#947, 947 , , align=left , Saint-Sulpice Obs.; , align=left , Saint-Sulpice , - id="Saji" , align=left , Saji Observatory , :Discoveries by the Saji Observatory, 22 , IAU code#867, 867 , , align=left , Saji Obs.; , align=left , Saji , - id="San Marcello" , align=left , Pistoia Mountains Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Pistoia Mountains Observatory, 36 , IAU code#104, 104 , , align=left , Pistoia Mountains Obs.; Italian: ''Osservatorio Astronomico della Montagna Pistoiese'' , align=left , San Marcello , - id="San Pedro Martir" , align=left , National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico) , :Discoveries by the National Astronomical Observatory (Mexico), 1 , IAU code#679, 679 , , align=left , OAN Mexico; , align=left , San Pedro Martir , - id="Sandlot" , align=left , Sandlot Observatory , :Discoveries by the Sandlot Observatory, 6 , IAU code#H36, H36 , , align=left , Sandlot Obs.; , align=left , Sandlot , - id="Schiaparelli" , align=left , Schiaparelli Observatory , :Discoveries by the Schiaparelli Observatory, 7 , IAU code#204, 204 , , align=left , Schiaparelli Obs.; , align=left , Schiaparelli , - id="SDSS Collaboration" , align=left , SDSS Collaboration , :Discoveries by the SDSS Collaboration, 706 , IAU code#645, 645 (IAU code#705, 705) , , align=left , SDSS Collaboration; ,
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, align=left , SDSS Collaboration; S. Collaboration , - id="Shandong University" , align=left , Shandong University Observatory , :Discoveries by Shandong University, 16 , IAU code#D39, D39 , , align=left , Shandong University Obs.; , align=left , Shandong University , - id="Shishikui" , align=left , Shishikui Observatory , 1 , IAU code#, 342 , , align=left , Shishikui; , align=left , Shishikui , - id="Siding Spring" , align=left , Siding Spring Observatory , :Discoveries by the Siding Spring Observatory, 4 , IAU code#413, 413 , , align=left , Siding Spring Obs.; , align=left , Siding Spring , - id="Siding Spring Survey" , align=left , Siding Spring Survey , :Discoveries by SSS, 3505 , IAU code#E12, E12 , , align=left , SSS; , align=left , Siding Spring Survey , - id="Sierra Nevada" , align=left , Sierra Nevada Observatory , :Discoveries by the Sierra Nevada Observatory, 5 , IAU code#J86, J86 , , align=left , Sierra Nevada Obs.; , align=left , Sierra Nevada , - id="Sierra Stars" , align=left , Sierra Stars Observatory , :Discoveries by the Sierra Stars Observatory, 8 , IAU code#G68, G68 , , align=left , Sierra Stars Obs.; , align=left , Sierra Stars , - id="Silver Spring" , align=left , Silver Spring Observatory , :Discoveries by the Silver Spring Observatory, 2 , IAU code#H85, H85 , , align=left , Silver Spring Obs.; , align=left , Silver Spring , - id="Simeis" , align=left , Simeiz Observatory , :Discoveries by the Simeiz Observatory, 1 , IAU code#094, 094 , , align=left , Simeiz Obs.; , align=left , Simeis , - id="Skylive" , align=left , Skylive Observatory , :Discoveries by the Skylive Observatory, 1 , IAU code#B40, B40 , , align=left , Skylive Obs.; , align=left , Skylive , - id="Sloan Digital Sky Survey" , align=left , Sloan Digital Sky Survey , :Discoveries by SDSS, 1874 , IAU code#645, 645 , , align=left , SDSS; , align=left , Sloan Digital Sky Survey; Sloan Digital Sky Survey Linked Object Catalog team , - id="SONEAR" , align=left , SONEAR Observatory , :Discoveries by the SONEAR Observatory, 3 , IAU code#Y00, Y00 , , align=left , SONEAR Obs.; , align=left , SONEAR , - id="Sormano" , align=left , Sormano Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Sormano Astronomical Observatory, 1 , IAU code#587, 587 , , align=left , Sormano Obs.; , align=left , Sormano , - id="Spacewatch" , align=left , Spacewatch , :Discoveries by the Spacewatch project, 176020 , IAU code#691, 691 , , align=left , Spacewatch; , align=left , Spacewatch , - id="Space Surveillance Telescope" , align=left , Space Surveillance Telescope , :Discoveries by the Space Surveillance Telescope, 10 , IAU code#G45, G45 , , align=left , Space Surveillance Telescope; lowest numbered discovery : , align=left , Space Surveillance Telescope , - id="St. Veran" , align=left , Observatory of Saint-Veran , :Discoveries by the Saint-Véran Observatory, 45 , IAU code#615, 615 , , align=left , Saint-Véran Obs.; , align=left , St. Veran , - id="St Pardon de Conques" , align=left , Saint Pardon de Conques Observatory , , IAU code#I93, I93 , , align=left , St Pardon de Conques Obs.; , align=left , St Pardon de Conques , - id="Starkenburg" , align=left , Starkenburg Observatory , :Discoveries by the Starkenburg Observatory, 53 , IAU code#611, 611 , , align=left , Starkenburg Obs.; , align=left , Starkenburg; Heppenheim , - id="Steward" , align=left , Steward Observatory , :Discoveries by the Steward Observatory, 1 , IAU code#692, 692 , , align=left , Steward Obs.; if code 691, its Kitt-Peak Spacewatch , align=left , Steward , - id="Stony Ridge" , align=left , Stony Ridge Observatory , :Discoveries by the Stony Ridge Observatory, 2 , IAU code#671, 671 , , align=left , Stony Ridge Obs.; , align=left , Stony Ridge , - id="SKADS" , align=left , Sub-Kilometer Asteroid Diameter Survey , :Discoveries by SKADS, 21 , IAU code#695, 695 , , align=left , SKADS
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, align=left , SKADS , - id="Suno" , align=left , Suno Observatory , :Discoveries by the Suno Observatory, 4 , IAU code#147, 147 , , align=left , Suno Obs.; ''Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno'' , align=left , Suno; Osservatorio Astronomico di Suno , - id="Sutherland-LCO" , align=left , Sutherland-LCO , :Discoveries by the Las Cumbres Observatory node at Sutherland, 1 , IAU code#K91, K91, IAU code#K92, K92, IAU code#K93, K93 , , align=left , SAAO-LCO; Las Cumbres Observatory at South African Astronomical Observatory , align=left , Sutherland-LCO C , - id="Wrightwood" , align=left , Table Mountain Observatory , :Discoveries by the Table Mountain Observatory, 2 , IAU code#673, 673, IAU code#673, 673 , , align=left , Table Mountain Obs.; , align=left , Wrightwood , - id="Taunus" , align=left , Taunus Observatory , :Discoveries by the Taunus Observatory, 3 , IAU code#B01, B01 , , align=left , Taunus Obs.; , align=left , Taunus , - id="Teide" , align=left , Teide Observatory , :Discoveries by the Teide Observatory, 6 , IAU code#954, 954 , , align=left , Teide Obs.; , align=left , Teide , - id="Tenagra" , align=left , Tenagra Observatory , :Discoveries by the Tenagra Observatory, 6 , IAU code#848, 848 , , align=left , Tenagra Obs.; , align=left , Tenagra; Cottage Grove , - id="Tenagra II" , align=left , Tenagra II Observatory , :Discoveries by the Tenagra II Observatory, 117 , IAU code#926, 926 , , align=left , Tenagra II Obs.; , align=left , Tenagra II , - id="Terre Haute" , align=left , Oakley Observatory , :Discoveries by the Oakley Observatory, 1 , IAU code#H22, H22 , , align=left , Oakley Obs.; , align=left , Terre Haute , - id="Terskol" , align=left , Terskol Observatory , :Discoveries by the Terskol Observatory, 3 , IAU code#B18, B18 , , align=left , Terskol Obs.; , align=left , Terskol , - id="Three Buttes" , align=left , Three Buttes Observatory , :Discoveries by the Three Buttes Observatory, 2 , IAU code#G90, G90 , , align=left , Three Buttes Obs.; , align=left , Three Buttes , - id="Tiki" , align=left , Tiki Observatory , :Discoveries by the Tiki Observatory, 2 , IAU code#F85, F85 , , align=left , Tiki Obs.; Puna'auia , align=left , Tiki , - id="Trois-Rivieres" , align=left , Cégep de Trois-Rivières Observatory , :Discoveries by the Cégep de Trois-Rivières Observatory, 1 , IAU code#924, 924 , , align=left , Cégep de Trois-Rivières Obs.; ''Observatoire du Cégep de Trois-Rivières'' , align=left , Trois-Rivieres , - id="Turtle Star" , align=left , Turtle Star Observatory , :Discoveries by the Turtle Star Observatory, 2 , IAU code#628, 628 , , align=left , Turtle Star Obs.; cite: , disc: , , align=left , Turtle Star; Mulheim-Ruhr , - id="Tzec Maun" , align=left , Tzec Maun Observatory , :Discoveries by the Tzec Maun Observatory, 18 , IAU code#D25, D25, IAU code#H10, H10 ,
, align=left , Tzec Maun Obs.; , align=left , Tzec Maun , - id="UESAC" , align=left , Uppsala–ESO Survey of Asteroids and Comets , :Discoveries by UESAC, 1123 , IAU code#809, 809 , , align=left , UESAC; , align=left , UESAC; UESAC, Comets , - id="Uccle" , align=left , Royal Observatory of Belgium , :Discoveries by the Royal Observatory of Belgium, 13 , IAU code#012, 012 , , align=left , Uccle Obs.; , align=left , Uccle , - id="Uenohara" , align=left , Uenohara Observatory , :Discoveries by the Uenohara Observatory, 2 , IAU code#376, 376 , , align=left , Uenohara Obs.; , align=left , Uenohara , - id="University of Chile" , align=left , National Astronomical Observatory (Chile) , :Discoveries by the University of Chile, 3 , IAU code#805, 805 , , align=left , University of Chile; , align=left , University of Chile , - id="Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey" , align=left , Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey , :Discoveries by the Uppsala–DLR Asteroid Survey, 262 , IAU code#049, 049 ,
, align=left , UDAS; , align=left , Uppsala-DLR Asteroid Survey , - id="Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey" , align=left , Uppsala–DLR Trojan Survey , :Discoveries by the Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey, 62 , IAU code#809, 809 ,
, align=left , UDTS; , align=left , Uppsala-DLR Trojan Survey , - id="Valinhos" , align=left , Valinhos Observatory , :Discoveries by the Valinhos Observatory, 2 , IAU code#860, 860 , , align=left , Valinhos Obs.; , align=left , Valinhos , - id="Vallemare Borbona" , align=left , Vallemare di Borbona Observatory , :Discoveries by the Vallemare di Borbona Observatory, 2 , IAU code#A55, A55 , , align=left , Vallemare di Borbona Obs.; ''Osservatorio Astronomico Vallemare di Borbona'' , align=left , Vallemare Borbona , - id="Valmeca" , align=left , Valmeca Observatory , :Discoveries by the Valmeca Observatory, 6 , IAU code#184, 184 , , align=left , Valmeca Obs.; , align=left , Valmeca , - id="Mount Graham" , align=left , Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope , :Discoveries by Vatican Advanced Technology Telescope, 7 , IAU code#290, 290, IAU code#G83, G83 , , align=left , VATT; code 290, prolematic Mt. Gramham also for LBT (G83) , align=left , Mount Graham , - id="Village-Neuf" , align=left , Village-Neuf Observatory , :Discoveries by the Village-Neuf Observatory, 2 , IAU code#138, 138 , , align=left , Village-Neuf Obs.; , align=left , Village-Neuf , - id="Visnjan" , align=left , Višnjan Observatory , :Discoveries by the Višnjan Observatory, 108 , IAU code#120, 120 , , align=left , Višnjan Obs.; , align=left , Visnjan , - id="Whipple" , align=left , Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory , :Discoveries by the Whipple Observatory, 1 , IAU code#696, 696 , , align=left , Whipple Obs.; , align=left , Whipple , - id="WISE" , align=left , Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer , :Discoveries by WISE, 4639 , IAU code#C51, C51 , , align=left , WISE; , align=left , WISE , - id="Wildberg" , align=left , Wildberg Observatory , :Discoveries by the Wildberg Observatory, 1 , IAU code#198, 198 , , align=left , Wildberg Obs.; , align=left , Wildberg , - id="Wise" , align=left , Wise Observatory , :Discoveries by the Wise Observatory, 19 , IAU code#097, 097 , , align=left , Wise Obs.; , align=left , Wise , - id="Xinglong" , align=left , Xinglong Station (NAOC) , :Discoveries by the Xinglong Station (NAOC), 5 , IAU code#327, 327 , , align=left , Xinglong Stn.; , align=left , Xinglong; Peking , - id="Yamagata" , align=left , Yamagata Astronomical Observatory , :Discoveries by the Yamagata Astronomical Observatory, 2 , IAU code#D89, D89 , , align=left , Yamagata Obs.; , align=left , Yamagata , - id="Zelenchukskaya Stn" , align=left , Zelenchukskaya Station , :Discoveries by the Zelenchukskaya Station, 8 , IAU code#114, 114 , , align=left , Zelenchukskaya Stn.; , align=left , Zelenchukskaya Stn , - id="Zvezdno Obshtestvo" , align=left , Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory , :Discoveries by the Zvezdno Obshtestvo Observatory, 2 , IAU code#A79, A79 , , align=left , Zvezdno Obshtestvo Obs.; , align=left , Zvezdno Obshtestvo , - id="Zwicky Transient Facility" , align=left , Zwicky Transient Facility , :Discoveries by the Zwicky Transient Facility, 1 , IAU code#I41, I41 , , align=left , ZTF; , align=left , Zwicky Transient Facility , - id="7300" , align=left , 7300 Observatory , :Discoveries by the 7300 Observatory, 4 , IAU code#H07, H07 , , align=left , 7300 Obs.; , align=left , 7300

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Notes

The discovery table consist of the following fields: * Astronomers and Institutions: links to the corresponding article about the discovering astronomer or institution on Wikipedia. If not linked, the displayed name should be a redirect to this list. For example, the page forwards to the anchored table row using the astronomer's MPC-name as ID. * Discoveries: displays the total number of discovered and co-discovered minor planets made by the discoverer (numbered bodies only). It links to the corresponding "Discovery by..." category, which are subcategories of :Discoveries by astronomer and :Astronomical discoveries by institution, respectively. Note that these categories do not contain discoveries for which no page on Wikipedia exists. Astronomers with only a few discoveries often do not have their own discovery-category (redlinks). For those who have discovered only one single minor planet, the link in the discovery column directly points to the corresponding entry in the list of minor planets. There are typically no linked categories for astronomers with an unknown first name. * DOB–DOD and Observatory code: displays the date of birth and death for astronomers, and alphanumeric IAU code(s) for institutions, respectively. * Country: nationality of the astronomer or location of the discovering dedicated institution, respectively. Some discoverers have assigned two flags, with the first being the most appropriate to allow for a sensible sorting by country. * Link-label; info, links and, notes: The ''link-label'' is used for Wikipedia:Piped link, piped discoverer links, intended for a consistent usage in minor-planet object articles and in the List of minor planets ''(see List of minor planets#Index, index)''. After the ''link-label'', additional information is given: this includes links to external sources (Src), links to the MPC database (se
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for objects discovered or co-discovered by the astronomer, and trans-wiki links to existing articles on French, German and Italian Wikipedia. (Note that the ''link-label'' should be separated by a semi-colon from all other information). * Name(s) at MPC: displays the name of the discoverer as used by the MPC (non-Diacritics, diacritical version; where the abbreviated first name is written ''before'' the family name). Some discoverers have multiple names due to inconsistencies and typos. * Cite: minor-planet discoverers are often honored with the naming of (one or several) asteroids by their colleges. The associated citation typically gives the discoverer's full name, his or her date of birth and additional biographical information.

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Data Available from the Minor Planet Center

File: "NumberedMPs.txt", 53 MB

Minor Planet Center {{DEFAULTSORT:Minor planet discoverers Astronomy-related lists Discoverers of minor planets, * Lists of space scientists Minor-planet discovering observatories, *